Sattar Alvi | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Abdus Sattar Alvi |
| Nickname(s) | Master of Migs[1] |
| Born | 1944 (age 79–80) Jalandhar sammipur, British Punjab, British India |
| Allegiance |  Pakistan |
| Service |  Pakistan Air Force |
| Years of service | 1963–1998 |
| Rank |   Air-Commodore |
| Service number | PAK-4534 |
| Unit | No. 11 Squadron Arrows |
| Commands | PAF Base Rafiqui Combat Commanders' School |
| Battles / wars | |
| Awards |  Sitara-e-Jurat Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military) |
| Other work | Flight instructor |
Air Commodore Abdus Sattar Alvi (Punjabi, Urdu: عبد الستار علوی), SJ, SI(M), is a retired one-star rank air officer and a fighter pilot in the Pakistan Air Force, who is renowned for his gallant actions during the third Indo-Pakistani in 1971, and served as a military advisor in the Syrian Air Force during the Yom Kippur War of 1973.[2]
According to modern Pakistani sources, in 1974, Alvi shot down the Israeli Air Force's Mirage III over the dogfight took place in Golan Heights in Syria, and was honored for his bravery with gallantry war-time medals by Syrian and Pakistan government.[3] However, no major sources from the time reported on such an incident.[4][5][6]
- ^ Tufail, PAF, Gp. Capt. (Col) Kaisar (April 1999). "Shahbaz Over Golan: The saga of an intrepid PAF pilot who humbled the Israelis". www.defencejournal.com. Islamabad: Defence Journal. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
- ^ Alvi, Air Cdre. Sattar (19 March 2015). "50 years on: Memories of the 1973 Arab-Israeli Conflict - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. Islamabad, Pakistan: The Express Tribune, Alvi (2015). The Express Tribune. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
- ^ "The PAF Shaheens of International Fame". My Voice Unheard. 7 September 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
- ^ "מעריב | עמוד 1 | 28 אפריל 1974 | אוסף העיתונות | הספרייה הלאומית". www.nli.org.il (in Hebrew). Retrieved 14 April 2023.
- ^ "April 1974 Broadcast Index | Vanderbilt Television News Archive". tvnews.vanderbilt.edu. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
- ^ "Results 1 to 13 of 13 for syria israel — California Digital Newspaper Collection". cdnc.ucr.edu. Retrieved 14 April 2023.