List of aerial victories during the Indo-Pakistani war of 1965

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

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