| Indo-Pakistani air war of 1971 | |||||||
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| Part of the Bangladesh Liberation War and Indo-Pakistani war of 1971 | |||||||
 Indian Mig-21 pair during 1971 India-Pakistan War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 India |
 Pakistan | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
 Pratap Chandra Lal Hari Chand Dewan Mohinder Singh Bawa Cecil Vivian Parker Chandan Singh K. K. Badhwar |
 Abdur Rahim Khan P. D. Callaghan  Eric Gordon Hall Inamul H. Khan Michael John O'Brian Sharbat Ali Changezi | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
 Indian Air Force |
Pakistan Air Force | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| ~650 aircraft[1] | ~290 aircraft[2] | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 45[3]–65[4] IAF Aircraft | 75 PAF Aircraft[3] | ||||||
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The Indo-Pakistani air war of 1971 was the aerial conflict fought between the Indian Air Force (IAF) and the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. This air war was waged on both the Western Front (India and West Pakistan) and the Eastern Front (India and East Pakistan). The air engagements played a vital role in shaping the war's outcome and demonstrated significant advancements in aerial warfare tactics.[2]
- ^ Ravi Rikhye, The Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, Helion & Company, 2019.
- ^ a b Air Commodore Kaiser Tufail (Retired) (2020-07-15). Against All Odds The Pakistan Air Force In The 1971 Indo Pakistan War. Helion Limited. p. 17. ISBN 9781913118648.
- ^ a b Leonard, Thomas M. (2006). Encyclopedia of the Developing World. Taylor & Francis. p. 806. ISBN 978-0-415-97664-0.
- ^ The Encyclopedia of 20th Century Air Warfare, edited by Chris Bishop (Amber publishing 1997, republished 2004 pages 384–387 ISBN 1-904687-26-1)
- ^ The Air War of 1971 Indo-Pak Conflict, Defstrat.com.