List of retired Pakistan Air Force aircraft

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Below is a list of aircraft retired from service from the Pakistan Air Force.

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Retired aircraft

TypeOriginClassRoleIntroducedRetiredTotalNotes
Chengdu F-7P Skybolt Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China JetInterceptor19882023120 [1] Replaced by Block 1 and Block 2 CAC/PAC JF-17 Thunders [2]
Aérospatiale SA316 Alouette III Flag of France.svg  France Helicopter Search and rescue 1967201935Replaced by AgustaWestland AW139s [3]
Shenyang FT-5 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China JetAdvanced Jet Trainer1975201250Replaced by K-8P Karakorums [4]
Nanchang A-5III/C Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China JetAttack19832011~55Replaced by Block 1 CAC/PAC JF-17 Thunders [5]
Boeing 707 Flag of the United States.svg  United States Jet VIP Transport198620083707-340C and 707-351B. [6] Two aircraft transferred from PIA in 1986. A third aircraft in VIP transport configuration delivered in 1987. [7] One aircraft sold to a private individual in 2008. [8] Two aircraft scrapped in 2008-2009. Replaced by an ex-PIA Airbus A310 in 2009.
Shenyang F-6 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China JetFighter19652002253Replaced by F-7Ps and F-7PGs
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19SFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Jet Air superiority fighter 196520025Replaced by F-7Ps. Received five ex-Indonesian Air Force Mig-19S in December 1965 as part of a friendship deal between Pakistan and Indonesia. [9]
Lockheed T-33 Flag of the United States.svg  United States JetTrainer195519932115 T-33A trainers, 6 RT-33A reconnaissance aircraft. Replaced by T-37s and K-8P Karakorums
Kaman HH-43B Flag of the United States.svg  United States Helicopter Search and rescue 196419934 [10] 4 in service in June 1972 [11] and November 1993. [12]
Martin B-57 Canberra Flag of the United States.svg  United States JetBomber19591985282 x RB-57F and 2 x RB-57B served with No. 24 ELINT Squadron. 24 served with No. 31 Wing.
Grumman SA-16A Albatross Flag of the United States.svg  United States PropellerPatrol1950s19814Search and Rescue, coastal patrol and maritime reconnaissance. [13]
Shenyang JJ-2/FT-2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China JetFighter196619806 [12] Chinese-built Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 UTI (called U-MiG-15 in the PAF). Replaced by FT-6s.
North American F-86 Sabre Flag of the United States.svg  United States JetFighter19551980210120 x North American F-86F, 90 ex-Iranian Canadair CL-13B Sabre. Replaced by Dassault Mirage IIIs and Dassault Mirage 5s
Lockheed F-104 Starfighter Flag of the United States.svg  United States JetFighter196119721210 x F-104A, 2 x F-104B.[ citation needed ] under Royal Pakistan Air Scouts
Sikorsky H-19D Flag of the United States.svg  United States Helicopter Search and rescue 1950s19718First helicopter operated by the PAF.
North American T-6G Harvard Flag of the United States.svg  United States PropellerTrainer19471970s12Introduced on formation of the Royal Pakistan Air Force.
Hawker Siddeley Trident 1EFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom JetTransport196719704VIP transport.
Harbin H-5 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China JetBomber1966196916Chinese-built Ilyushin Il-28, designated B-56 in the PAF. 16 aircraft [11]
Bristol Freighter Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom PropellerTransport1950s196681
Hawker Sea Fury Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom PropellerFighter19491963~97~92 x FB 60. 5 x T-61 two-seat trainers. [14] Replaced by Lockheed F-104 Starfighters
Vickers VC.1 Viking Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom PropellerTransport194719621VIP transport. Preserved in the PAF Museum. [15]
Supermarine Attacker F.1Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom JetFighter1951195836. [16] "De-navalised" Attacker with tail hook removed and wings "locked down". [17] First jet fighter in PAF service.
de Havilland Tiger Moth Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom PropellerTrainer194719577Biplane. Introduced on formation of the Royal Pakistan Air Force.
Hawker Tempest IIFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom PropellerFighter1947195616Received on formation of the Royal Pakistan Air Force.
Douglas Dakota Flag of the United States.svg  United States PropellerTransport194719552Introduced on formation of the Royal Pakistan Air Force.
Handley Page Halifax Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom PropellerBomber1948195416
Supermarine Spitfire Mk VIIIFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom PropellerFighter19471947
Bell H-13 Sioux Flag of the United States.svg  United States HelicopterLight observation~13 [11] [18]

See also

References

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  2. "Pride of Pakistan". www.airinternational.com.
  3. "AW139: The Pakistan Air Force's New Mainstay SAR Helicopter". 22 October 2019.
  4. Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (January 5, 2012). "PAF grounds ageing trainer aircraft". DAWN.COM.
  5. "No 26 Squadron of PAF Re-equips with New JF-17 Thunder Aircraft, Islamabad". Pakistan Air Force. 11 April 2011. Archived from the original on 30 May 2019.
  6. "Aviation Photo #6812591: Boeing 707-340C - Pakistan - Air Force". Airliners.net.
  7. 1986 | 3217 | Flight Archive. Flightglobal.com (29 November 1986). Retrieved on 2012-07-01.
  8. "PAF VVIP Boeing 707 aircraft sold for Rs 8.4 million". Pakistan Today . 1 September 2013. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
  9. AVM (R) Ikramullah Bhatti (27 July 2020). "Faithful Warrior". Second To None. Directorate of Media Affairs Pakistan Air Force. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  10. "Pakistan's Air Power", Flight International, 95 (3123), Flightglobal.com: 90, 16 January 1969, retrieved 1 July 2012
  11. 1 2 3 "Pakistan", Flight International, p. 953, 29 June 1972 Flightglobal.com. Retrieved on 2012-07-01.
  12. 1 2 1993 | 2809 | Flight Archive. Flightglobal.com (1993-11-30). Retrieved on 2012-07-01.
  13. "The Albatross - Jul ,1954". Archived from the original on 9 October 2011. Retrieved 14 October 2009.
  14. THE FIRST FIGHTER TRAINER 1950. paf.gov.pk
  15. "Viking - 1947". Archived from the original on 9 October 2011.
  16. Bingham, Victor. Supermarine Fighter Aircraft page 109. Ramsbury, UK: The Crowood Press, 2004. ISBN   1-86126-649-9. (Info. and ref. found in Wikipedia's Supermarine Attacker article.)
  17. south marston | pakistan | commissioner | 1953 | 0322 | Flight Archive. Flightglobal.com. Retrieved on 2012-07-01.
  18. "Worlds Air Forces", Flight International, 99 (3250), Flightglobal.com: 935, 24 June 1971, retrieved 1 July 2012