A Pakistani-Bangladeshi Flight Lieutenant, Saiful Azam was In November 1966, he was sent by the Pakistan Air Force on deputation as an adviser to the Royal Jordanian Air Force.[1] He took part in the Six-Day War.

1967 Pakistan Israeli Air Confrontation (5th June)
Part of Six-Day War
Date5–7 June 1967
Location
King Hussein Air Base and H-3 Air Base
32°21′23″N 036°15′33″E / 32.35639°N 36.25917°E / 32.35639; 36.25917
Result

Pakistan Air Force Victory

  • Saiful Azam repels both Israeli Air Attack on Mafraq Air Base and H-3 Air Base
  • Successful shooting down of 3 Israeli Jets
Belligerents
Pakistan Air Force Israel Air Force
Commanders and leaders
Flight Lieutenant Saiful Azam Unknown
Units involved
PAF Hawker Hunter No. 1 Squadron

IAF Dassault Mystère IV Another unkown IAF jet IAF Sud Aviation Vautour

IAF Dassault Mirage III
Casualties and losses
none

Dassault Mystère IV Shot down Another Israeli Jet Damaged Dassault Mirage III Shot down

Sud Aviation Vautour Shot down
Pakistan-Israel Dogfight (1967) is located in Jordan
Pakistan-Israel Dogfight (1967)
Location within Jordan

Background

Saiful Azam achieved success by downing an Israeli Air Force Dassault Mystère IV, a supersonic aircraft, while piloting a Hawker Hunter for the Pakistan Air Force.[2] As per the same reports, within a day, he was moved to an Iraqi airbase where he accomplished the remarkable feat of downing both a Vautour IIA and a Dassault Mirage III from the Israeli Air Force.

Battle

At an Israeli attack on the Jordanian Air base in Mafraq, Saiful Azam shot down one Israeli Jet and sent the other one trailing away with smoke. Only 2 days later, Saiful Azam once again faced the Israelis at their attack on the H-3 Air Base in west of Iraq. This confrontation led Saiful Azam in not only successfully repelling their attack but also scoring two victories.[1] Astonishingly, these achievements were realized in just two missions, standing as the highest recorded number of Israeli Air Force aircraft shot down to date.[3][4][5]

Aftermath

In recognition of his deeds, he was awarded Jordan's Husame Isteqlal and Iraq's Medal of Bravery, the Noth-es-Shuja.[1] Moreover, in 1969, following the conclusion of his assignment abroad, he resumed active duty with the PAF, serving as a flight commander at different PAF bases for several years, predating the establishment of Bangladesh.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Air University, Saiful Azam". web.archiver. Archived from the original on 31 December 2012.
  2. ↑ "Anadolu Agency, arabs recall Pakistani pilots gallantry in 1967 war".
  3. ↑ Kaiser Tufail. "Sword for Hussein". DefenceJournal.com. Archived from the original on 19 August 2003.
  4. ↑ M. Hensel, Howard (4 June 2020). Air Power in the Indian Ocean and the Western Pacific: Understanding Regional Security Dynamics. Routledge. ISBN 9781000091779.
  5. ↑ Pakistan Air Force (PAF) heroes. Archived from the original on 2017-07-17.
  6. ↑ "Welcome to the Air Command and Staff College Gathering of Eagles Homepage!". Au.af.mil. Archived from the original on 31 December 2012. Retrieved 2016-05-12.
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