[🇵🇰-Airforce] PAF F-104

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Group photo of No. 9 Composite Squadron taken in 1966 with F-104 and F-6 in the background.

L to R, Sitting: Flt Lt Ghulam Omar Abbasi, Flt Lt Farooq Umar, Wg Cdr M L Middlecoat (Sqn Cdr), Sqn Ldr Hakimullah Hussain, Flt Lt Ishaq, Flt Lt Aftab Alam
L to R, Standing: Flt Lt Amanullah, Flg Off Salim Sandal, Flg Off Arif Manzoor, Flt Lt Rashid Bhatti, Flg Off Mushtaq, Flt Lt Abbas Mirza.

Picture Copyright: AVM (retd.) Avm Farooq Umar

 

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Early 1970's

 

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Aircraft tail number 56-875 was modified to carry the SLARD / RALOR (near the war perhaps due to maintenance related issues the equipment was removed from 56-875 and installed on 56-804).

 

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F-104A on the runway. Notice the weapon pylon under the wing.

Picture Copyright: Air Cdre (retd.) Rashid Bhatti