List of retired Pakistan Air Force aircraft

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

Retired aircraft

Type	Origin	Class	Role	Introduced	Retired	Total	Notes
Chengdu F-7P Skybolt	China	Jet	Interceptor	1988	2023	120 [1]	Replaced by Block 1 and Block 2 CAC/PAC JF-17 Thunders [2]
Aérospatiale SA 316B Alouette III	France	Helicopter	Search and rescue	1967	2019	35	Replaced by AgustaWestland AW139Ms [3]
Shenyang JJ-5/FT-5	China	Jet	Advanced Jet Trainer	1975	2012	50	Replaced by K-8P Karakorums [4]
Nanchang Q-5III/A-5C	China	Jet	Attack	1983	2011	~55	Replaced by Block 1 CAC/PAC JF-17 Thunders [5]
Boeing 707-300	United States	Jet	VIP Transport	1986	2008	3	707-340C 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 A310-304 in 2009.
Shenyang J-6C/F-6C	China	Jet	Fighter	1965	2002	253	Replaced by F-7Ps and F-7PGs
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19S	Soviet Union	Jet	Air superiority fighter	1965	2002	5	Replaced 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 T-Bird	United States	Jet	Trainer	1955	1993	21	15 T-33A trainers, 6 RT-33A reconnaissance aircraft. Replaced by T-37s and K-8P Karakorums
Kaman HH-43B Huskie	United States	Helicopter	Search and rescue	1964	1993	4	[10] 4 in service in June 1972 [11] and November 1993. [12]
Martin B-57 Canberra	United States	Jet	Bomber	1959	1985	28	2 x RB-57F and 2 x RB-57B served with No. 24 ELINT Squadron. 24 served with No. 31 Wing. 24 B-57B and 2 B-57C
Grumman SA-16A Albatross	United States	Propeller	Patrol	1950s	1981	4	Search and Rescue, coastal patrol and maritime reconnaissance. [13]
Shenyang JJ-2/FT-2	China	Jet	Fighter	1966	1980	6 [12]	Chinese-built Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 UTI (called U-MiG-15 in the PAF). Replaced by FT-6s.
North American F-86 Sabre	United States	Jet	Fighter	1955	1980	210	120 x North American F-86F-35-NA and F-40-NA, 90 ex-Iranian Canadair CL-13B Sabre Mk.6. Replaced by Dassault Mirage IIIEs and Dassault Mirage 5s
Lockheed F-104 Starfighter	United States	Jet	Fighter	1961	1972	12	10 x F-104A, 2 x F-104B.[ citation needed ] under Royal Pakistan Air Scouts
Sikorsky UH-19D Chickasaw	United States	Helicopter	Search and rescue	1956	1971	8	First helicopter operated by the PAF.
North American T-6G Harvard IV	United States	Propeller	Trainer	1947	1970s	12	Introduced on formation of the Royal Pakistan Air Force.
Hawker Siddeley Trident 1E	United Kingdom	Jet	Transport	1967	1970	4	VIP transport.
Harbin H-5	China	Jet	Bomber	1966	1969	16	Chinese-built Ilyushin Il-28, designated B-56 in the PAF. 16 aircraft [11]
Bristol Freighter Mk 21E	United Kingdom	Propeller	Transport	1950s	1966	81
Hawker Sea Fury	United Kingdom	Propeller	Fighter	1949	1963	~97	~92 x FB 60. 5 x T-61 two-seat trainers. [14] Replaced by Lockheed F-104 Starfighters
Vickers VC.1 Viking IB	United Kingdom	Propeller	Transport	1947	1962	1	VIP transport. Preserved in the PAF Museum. [15]
Supermarine Attacker FB.50	United Kingdom	Jet	Fighter	1951	1958	36	. [16] "De-navalised" Attacker FB.2 with tail hook removed and wings "locked down". [17] First jet fighter in PAF service.
de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth	United Kingdom	Propeller	Trainer	1947	1957	7	Biplane. Introduced on formation of the Royal Pakistan Air Force.
Hawker Tempest Mk II	United Kingdom	Propeller	Fighter	1947	1956	16	Received on formation of the Royal Pakistan Air Force.
Douglas C-47B Dakota	United States	Propeller	Transport	1947	1955	2	Introduced on formation of the Royal Pakistan Air Force.
Handley Page Halifax B.VI	United Kingdom	Propeller	Bomber	1948	1954	16
Supermarine Spitfire Mk VIII	United Kingdom	Propeller	Fighter	1947	1947
Bell OH-13S Sioux	United States	Helicopter	Light observation			~13	[11] [18]

Cessna 172N Skyhawk

See also

• List of active Pakistan Air Force aircraft
• Pakistan Air Force Museum

References

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6. "Aviation Photo #6812591: Boeing 707-340C - Pakistan - Air Force". Airliners.net.
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8. "PAF VVIP Boeing 707 aircraft sold for Rs 8.4 million". Pakistan Today . 1 September 2013. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
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12. 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.
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