| 1959 Canberra shootdown | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of Indo-Pakistani wars and conflicts | |||||||
 An Indian Air Force Canberra | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Indian Air Force |
 Pakistan Air Force | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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AM Subroto Mukerjee Sqn. Ldr. J.C. Sengupta Flt. Lt. S.N. Rampal |
AM Asghar Khan Flt. Lt. M. N. Butt Flt. Lt. M. Yunis | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
| No. 106 Squadron | No. 15 Squadron | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 1 English Electric Canberra B(I)58 | 2 F-86F Sabres | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 2 airmen captured | None | ||||||
The Canberra shootdown incident occurred on 10 April 1959, when an English Electric Canberra B(I)58 of the Indian Air Force was shot down by an F-86F Sabre of the Pakistan Air Force over Rawat, near Rawalpindi while performing a aerial reconnaissance mission. This incident is regarded as the first aerial kill of the Pakistan Air Force.[1][2]
- ^ Pakistan, Horizon (June 1959). "The Canberra Incident". JSTOR. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
- ^ "Remembering the sacrifices of our martyrs". The Express Tribune. 5 September 2021.