The Indo-Pakistani air war of 1965 was a military confrontation between India and Pakistan that occurred after the failure of Operation Gibraltar in Jammu and Kashmir on 1 September 1965.
Pakistan Air Force under Operation Grand Slam and Indian Airforce under Operation Riddle engaged with each other with the last aerial combat taking place on 23 September 1965.
[6] Pakistan claims to have lost 19 aircraft[4] while India claims 43–73 kills;[2][7][5] neutral sources say Pakistan lost 20 aircraft.
[6] The following lists contains aerial victories credited to both Indian as well as Pakistani pilots.
[8][9][10][11] Fg Offr Kewal Krishan Kapur