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The
first PAF jet fighter (Cobra) that shot down an enemy aircraft
was F-86F Sabre No55-005 of No 15 Squadron. The Squadron was also
known as the "Cobras". Flying this aircraft, Flight
Lieutenant M Younis downed an Indian Air Force Canberra while
it was on a photo-reconnaissance mission high over the Rawalpindi
area on 10 April 59, an Eid day. Pilot Officer Rab Nawaz was the
Air Defence Controller on radar for this mission. |
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