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PHOTO RECONNAISSANCE OVER THE SIACHEN GLACIER

Photo Reconnaissance Siachen Glacier 14 May 1989

PHOTO RECONNAISSANCE OVER THE SIACHEN GLACIER
1120 HOURS, 14 MAY 1989
Turning past the 26,600-foot Nanga Parbat, two Photo Reconnaissance Mirage-IIIRPs head for the highest battle zone of the world, the Siachen glacier. Providing combat escort, a pair of watchful F-16s follow, while the operational crew in the DA-20 (foreground) ensure that the four fighters receive all the electronic support they need.

DA-20:
Wing Commander Masood Akhtar Pilot
Squadron Leader Aftab Iqbal Co-Pilot
Squadron Leader Ayaz-ul-Haque Controller
Squadron Leader Pervez A Khan Controller
Flight Lieutenant M Nawaz Electronics

Mirage-IIIRPs:
Flight Lieutenant Asad Lodhi
Flight Lieutenant Nasir Kamran

F-16s:
Wing Commander Shahzad Chaudhry
Squadron Leader Gul Abbas Mela

(Aviation Art by Group Captain Syed Masood Akhtar Hussaini)

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