Pakistan Air Force | MCQs

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Pakistan Air Force celebrates 2^nd anniversary of Operation Swift Retort as Surprise Day in 2021:

After 14 February 2019, when suicide bomber attacked CRPF convoy in Pulwama, killing 40 CRPF soldiers, tensions between India and Pakistan escalated.

Later on February 26, 2019 Indian Air Force (IAF) carried out counter-terror operation (Balakot Air Strike), hitting in Balakot.

It was on February 27, 2019, when PAF exhibited supreme professionalism by shooting down two Indian Air Force jets, a MiG-21 Bison and a SU-30. The downed MiG-21 pilot, wing commander Abhinandan, whose aircraft had crashed inside Pakistan’s territory was captured.

Abhinandan was later released and handed over to India on March 1, 2019.

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Air Vice Marshal Aurangzeb Ahmed has been appointed as Director General Public Relations Pakistan Air Force on 25 August 2022.

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The Indian aircraft shot down by the Pakistan Air Force in 2019 was a MiG-21.

The pilot, Abhinandan Varthaman, was captured by the Pakistani military but later returned to India.

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Founded 14 August 1947; 

Part of Pakistan Armed Forces

Headquarters Air Headquarters (AHQ), Islamabad, 

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The Royal Pakistan Air Force (RPAF) was established on 14 August 1947 with the independence of Pakistan from British India.