On Sun, 6 Sep 2015 20:24:39 GMT, Patricia@hotmales.com wrote:
>I was told a story by an Air Force pilot that the Gnat tangled with the F86
>during an India, Pakistan war, and came out the better. Any truth to this?
Found this using Google:
"The Gnat was so successful because of its agility and small size, which made it difficult to see against a
background of haze at low level where most air combat took place. On 3 September 1965 the first IAF Gnat
combat took place, when a 23 Squadron Gnat shot down an F-86F. It is also reported that on this same day a PAF
F-104 forced down a Gnat from No 2 Squadron whose pilot, Brij Pal Singh Sikand, was taken prisoner. However,
other sources suggest the Gnat was from No 23 Squadron and strayed into Pakistan and landed at Pasrur airbase.
Whatever the case may be, the perfectly preserved Gnat was extensively tested by the PAF and now resides at
the PAF Museum in Karachi."
http://defence.pk/threads/folland-gnat-the-sabre-slayer.333138/
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