List of retired Pakistan Air Force aircraft

List of retired Pakistan Air Force aircraft is a list of aircraft no longer in service with the Pakistan Air Force.

Retired aircraft
TypeOriginClassRoleIntroducedRetiredTotalNotes
Shenyang FT-5 China Jet Advanced Jet Trainer 1975 201210Replaced by K-8P Karakorums[1]
Nanchang A-5III/C China Jet Attack 1983 2011 ~55 Replaced by JF-17s[2]
Shenyang F-6 China Jet Fighter 1965 2002 253 Replaced by F-7Ps and F-7PGs
Lockheed T-33
T-33A
RT-33A		 US Jet Trainer 1955 19932115 T-33A trainers, 6 RT-33A reconnaissance variant. Replaced by T-37s and K-8P Karakorums
Martin B-57 Canberra US Jet Bomber 1959 1985 28 2 x RB-57F and 2 x RB-57B served with No.24 ELINT Squadron.24 served with No.31Wing.
Kaman HH-43B US Helicopter 1964 19834[3] 4 in service in June 1972[4] and November 1993.[5]
Grumman SA-16A Albatross US Propeller Patrol 1950s ~19814Search and Rescue, coastal patrol and maritime reconnaissance.[6]
North American F-86 Sabre US Jet Fighter 1955 1980 210 120 x North American F-86F, 90 ex-Iranian Canadair CL-13B Sabre. Replaced by Mirage IIIs and Mirage 5s
Lockheed F-104 Starfighter US Jet Fighter 1961 Present1210 x F-104A, 2 x F-104B.[7] under Royal Pakistan Air Scouts
Sikorsky H-19D US Helicopter Search and rescue 1950s 19718First helicopter operated by the PAF.
North American T-6 Harvard
T-6G		 US Propeller Trainer 1947 1970s12Introduced on formation of the Royal Pakistan Air Force.
Harbin H-5 China Jet Bomber 1966 1969 16Chinese-built Ilyushin Il-28. 16 aircraft[4]
Hawker Siddeley Trident
Trident 1E		 UK Jet Transport 1967 4VIP transport.
Bristol Freighter UK Propeller Transport ~1950 196681
Hawker Sea Fury UK Propeller Fighter 1949 1963~97~92 x FB 60. 5 x T-61 two-seat trainers.[8] Replaced by F-104 Starfighters
Vickers VC.1 Viking UK Propeller Transport 1947 ~19621VIP transport. Preserved in the PAF Museum.[9]
Shenyang FT-2 China Jet Fighter 1960s 6[5] Chinese-built Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 UTI.
Supermarine Attacker F Mk.1 UK Jet Fighter 1951 195836.[10] "De-navalised" Attacker with tail hook removed and wings "locked down".[11] First jet fighter in PAF service.
de Havilland Tiger Moth UK Propeller Trainer 1947 1957 7Biplane. Introduced on formation of the Royal Pakistan Air Force.
Hawker Tempest II UK Propeller Fighter 1947 195616Received on formation of the Royal Pakistan Air Force.
Douglas Dakota US Propeller Transport 1947 19552Introduced on formation of the Royal Pakistan Air Force.
Handley Page Halifax UK Propeller Bomber 1948 1954 16
Bell H-13 Sioux US Helicopter ~13[4][12]
Supermarine Spitfire Mk VIII UK Propeller Fighter 1947 1947

See also

References
  1. https://www.dawn.com/news/685939
  2. http://paf.gov.pk/11New_JF17_Sqn.html
  3. "Pakistan's Air Power", Flight International, Flightglobal.com, 95 (3123): 90, 16 January 1969, retrieved 1 July 2012
  4. "Pakistan", Flight International, p. 953, 29 June 1972 Flightglobal.com. Retrieved on 2012-07-01.
  5. 1993 | 2809 | Flight Archive. Flightglobal.com (1993-11-30). Retrieved on 2012-07-01.
  6. "The Albatross - Jul ,1954". Archived from the original on 9 October 2011. Retrieved 14 October 2009.
  7. https://defence.pk/pdf/threads/paf-f-104-starfighters.393536/
  8. THE FIRST FIGHTER TRAINER 1950. paf.gov.pk
  9. "Viking - 1947". Archived from the original on 9 October 2011. Retrieved 14 October 2009.
  10. 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.)
  11. south marston | pakistan | commissioner | 1953 | 0322 | Flight Archive. Flightglobal.com. Retrieved on 2012-07-01.
  12. "Worlds Air Forces", Flight International, Flightglobal.com, 99 (3250): 935, 24 June 1971, retrieved 1 July 2012
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