F-104A 56-874 Utterlai strike |
11 December 1971: Two F-104 Starfighters flown by Wing Commander Arif Iqbal
and Squadron Leader Amanullah are seen carrying out a surprise attack
on an IAF desert base at Utterlai. An IAF HF-24 fighter is seen destroyed
on the taxi track, after a gun attack by Squadron Leader Amanullah. The
second of the two HF-24s, scrambled to intercept the Starfighter, was
shot by Wing Commander Arif Iqbal, also by gun attack. |
© Gp Capt S M A Hussaini 1968 |