Indo-Pakistani air war of 1965
During the Indo-Pakistani war of 1965, the Indian and Pakistani Air Forces engaged in large-scale aerial combat for the first time. In the air war, which took place in September, both air forces conducted thousands of defensive and offensive sorties over Indian and Pakistani airspace. Both India and Pakistan claimed victory in the air war; Pakistan claimed to have destroyed 104 Indian aircraft and lost 19, and India claimed to have destroyed 73 Pakistani aircraft and lost 35 of its own. The air war ended in a stalemate.
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| Part of the Indo-Pakistani war of 1965 | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| India | Pakistan | ||||||||
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| ACM Arjan Singh | AM Nur Khan | ||||||||
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| Indian Air Force | Pakistan Air Force | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| 700+ aircraft | 280 aircraft | ||||||||
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