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On 13 September 1965, Four Sabers
led by Squadron Leader Alauddin Ahmad on their second offensive
patrol over Indian Lines of communication, attacked a long line
of freight wagons at Gurdaspur railway yard. The Sabers' rockets
and guns soon yielded some spectacular explosions as the ammunition
wagons received direct hits. Squadron Leader Ahmad's F-86 was
struck by fragments of an exploding train after he had fired a
salvo of rockets. Despite a radio call from him that he was ejecting
from his disabled F-86, this superb intrepid pilot never returned
from this mission. He was awarded a posthumous Sitara-i-Jurat
for his exemplary aggressiveness, combat leadership and valour. |
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