Najeeb Ahmad Khan Air Commodore (Rtd.) | |
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![]() Then Squadron Leader Najeeb A. Khan with his B-57 Canberra after a bombing mission over Ambala. | |
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Born | Kaimganj, British India | 24 August 1933
Nationality | Pakistani Canadian |
Spouse | Surraya (m. 1964) |
Relations | Jamal A. Khan (Brother) |
Children | Babar Najeeb |
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Residence | Canada |
Nickname | 8-Pass Charlie |
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Years of service | 1954–1981 |
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Commands | Base Commander of Malir Airbase Air Attachè of Pakistan to France |
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Najeeb Ahmad Khan, commonly known as 8-Pass Charlie, was a Pakistani bomber pilot who raided the Adampur Airbase in India a number of times during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, notably starting a series of airstrikes on the base by a solo raid.[1][2][3]
He was named "8-Pass Charlie" by his impressed Indian adversaries at the Adampur base as he used to make eight passes, one for each bomb, on selected targets with improving efficiency instead of safely dropping all of his bomb load and exiting. He is also known to have had expertise in disguising his attack run by confusing anti-aircraft gunners by cutting throttles before entering a dive.[1][2]