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

Type	Origin	Class	Role	Introduced	Retired	Total	Notes
Shenyang FT-5	China	Jet	Advanced Jet Trainer	1975	2012	10	Replaced 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	1993	21	15 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	1983	4	[3] 4 in service in June 1972[4] and November 1993.[5]
Grumman SA-16A Albatross	US	Propeller	Patrol	1950s	~1981	4	Search 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		12	10 x F-104A, 2 x F-104B.[7] under Royal Pakistan Air Scouts
Sikorsky H-19D	US	Helicopter	Search and rescue	1950s	1971	8	First helicopter operated by the PAF.
North American T-6 Harvard T-6G	US	Propeller	Trainer	1947	1970s	12	Introduced on formation of the Royal Pakistan Air Force.
Harbin H-5	China	Jet	Bomber	1966	1969	16	Chinese-built Ilyushin Il-28. 16 aircraft[4]
Hawker Siddeley Trident Trident 1E	UK	Jet	Transport	1967		4	VIP transport.
Bristol Freighter	UK	Propeller	Transport	~1950	1966	81
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	~1962	1	VIP 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	1958	36	.[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	7	Biplane. Introduced on formation of the Royal Pakistan Air Force.
Hawker Tempest II	UK	Propeller	Fighter	1947	1956	16	Received on formation of the Royal Pakistan Air Force.
Douglas Dakota	US	Propeller	Transport	1947	1955	2	Introduced 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

• List of active Pakistan Air Force aircraft
• PAF Museum, Karachi

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