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PAF No.1 FCU Shenyang FT-5s at Mianwali, March 1986

Posted: Fri Jan 24, 2025 12:12 pm
by Basilisk
Even though most post in this forum covering events from the UK, there is maybe also some interest in some of the more exotic stuff.

The following pictures are from my 1986 visit in Pakistan when spending a day with the No.1 Fighter Conversion Unit at PAF Base Mianwali.

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The PAF retired their last FT-5 in January 2012.

Thanks for looking and I hope these pictures are of interest to some.
Cheers, Peter

Re: PAF No.1 FCU Shenyang FT-5s at Mianwali, March 1986

Posted: Fri Jan 24, 2025 12:44 pm
by Kevin Brewer
Absolutely stunning, thank you for posting,

Re: PAF No.1 FCU Shenyang FT-5s at Mianwali, March 1986

Posted: Fri Jan 24, 2025 1:02 pm
by POL
Holy crap

Wow! Thank you for sharing these, absolutely incredible!

Re: PAF No.1 FCU Shenyang FT-5s at Mianwali, March 1986

Posted: Fri Jan 24, 2025 3:18 pm
by MADWOP
Love these old jets - they have charisma.
Class photography helps too.

Re: PAF No.1 FCU Shenyang FT-5s at Mianwali, March 1986

Posted: Fri Jan 24, 2025 4:57 pm
by TimFoo
Well you don't see that everyday....Thank You!!

Re: PAF No.1 FCU Shenyang FT-5s at Mianwali, March 1986

Posted: Fri Jan 24, 2025 6:03 pm
by sjoerd
.........speechless :thumb:

Re: PAF No.1 FCU Shenyang FT-5s at Mianwali, March 1986

Posted: Fri Jan 24, 2025 6:39 pm
by Nase101
Superb photos, thanks for sharing.

Re: PAF No.1 FCU Shenyang FT-5s at Mianwali, March 1986

Posted: Fri Jan 24, 2025 6:59 pm
by Canberra TT.18
:Wow: woooow

What a great pictures.
And what a great looking (classic) aircraft.
:thumbs: :clap:

Re: PAF No.1 FCU Shenyang FT-5s at Mianwali, March 1986

Posted: Fri Jan 24, 2025 7:14 pm
by Mustang531
Thanks for sharing these with us, certainly something different that we don't see on a daily basis and very interesting to see.

Re: PAF No.1 FCU Shenyang FT-5s at Mianwali, March 1986

Posted: Fri Jan 24, 2025 7:24 pm
by SW Sky Blue
Excellent :thumbs: :thumbs:

Re: PAF No.1 FCU Shenyang FT-5s at Mianwali, March 1986

Posted: Fri Jan 24, 2025 8:00 pm
by ridgmeister
Wow, what an incredible post! Excellent photos of a rarely shown subject.
Many thanks for sharing these.
Paul

Re: PAF No.1 FCU Shenyang FT-5s at Mianwali, March 1986

Posted: Fri Jan 24, 2025 8:19 pm
by FraserP
Superb set! Anything else like that in the archives, Basilisk?

Re: PAF No.1 FCU Shenyang FT-5s at Mianwali, March 1986

Posted: Fri Jan 24, 2025 9:26 pm
by Amp
Peter, thank you - what a day you had !!

Re: PAF No.1 FCU Shenyang FT-5s at Mianwali, March 1986

Posted: Sat Jan 25, 2025 4:17 am
by paddyboy
Absolutely stunning, Peter :Wow:

Well done and thanks for posting :thumbs:

Paddyboy :clap:

Re: PAF No.1 FCU Shenyang FT-5s at Mianwali, March 1986

Posted: Sat Jan 25, 2025 5:31 pm
by ewddie
Brilliant set off top drawer shots there, well done to get the access and opportunity.
Thanks for sharing them.

Re: PAF No.1 FCU Shenyang FT-5s at Mianwali, March 1986

Posted: Sat Jan 25, 2025 8:27 pm
by Petepilot
Very nice, and lots of interest here I'm sure! Many thanks for sharing - did you get the air-to-air from the back seat of an FT-5? :thumb: :S

Re: PAF No.1 FCU Shenyang FT-5s at Mianwali, March 1986

Posted: Sat Jan 25, 2025 9:16 pm
by NickC
Post of the decade!

Re: PAF No.1 FCU Shenyang FT-5s at Mianwali, March 1986

Posted: Sat Jan 25, 2025 11:36 pm
by teeonefixer
Gosh!! Thanks Peter

Re: PAF No.1 FCU Shenyang FT-5s at Mianwali, March 1986

Posted: Sun Jan 26, 2025 12:40 pm
by Basilisk
Thank you all for your kind words.
FraserP wrote:
Fri Jan 24, 2025 8:19 pm
Superb set! Anything else like that in the archives, Basilisk?
Plenty more from around the world.

Petepilot wrote:
Sat Jan 25, 2025 8:27 pm
Very nice, and lots of interest here I'm sure! Many thanks for sharing - did you get the air-to-air from the back seat of an FT-5? :thumb: :S
Yes, I took the air-to-air pictures from an FT-5.

Cheers, Peter

Re: PAF No.1 FCU Shenyang FT-5s at Mianwali, March 1986

Posted: Sun Jan 26, 2025 1:58 pm
by mancman
Wow.Not what I expected to see on a wet Sunday morning in the UK! Absolutely brilliant Peter. I've just checked your Flickr page and web site.How did you manage to get such great access?