In the 1971 Indo-Pakistani War, both Air Forces launched numerous counter-air missions. Indian Air Force often used Hawker Hunters. Equipped with four powerful cannons, they could effectively strafe any enemy aircraft caught in the open. On 8 December, four Indian Hunters from No 20 Squadron attacked Murid airbase and they estimated their effectiveness to be quite good. They thought they had damaged a transport aircraft and two MiG-19s. The real truth would remain hidden for seventeen years and it would come from an unexpected source.
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- Kaiser Tufail - Against All Odds: The Pakistan Air Force in the 1971 Indo-Pakistan War
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- Kaiser Tufail - In the ring and on its feet Pakistan air force in the 1971 indo Pak war
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- Exclusive Details Of How Air Force Raided A Pak Air Base, Destroyed 5 Jets
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