KARACHI – Pakistan paid tribute to one of the finest fighter pilots of Pakistan Air Force (PAF) and 1965 war hero Mohammad Mahmood Alam on his eighth death anniversary on Thursday.
Alam is considered a national hero for Pakistan for his extraordinary brilliance in the 1965 Pakistan-India war. During the war, Alam shot down five Indian Air Force fighter jets in less than a minute – the last four within 30 seconds. The former ace pilot holds a world record with his F-86 Sabre, as a total of nine Indian hunters downed in the record time.
In recognition of his historic abilities, he was awarded titles of ‘Falcon’ and ‘Little Dragon’.
Alam was born on July 6, 1935, in Calcutta, India, and was the eldest of 11 siblings. The family then migrated to East Pakistan. He joined the force in 1952 and was commissioned on 2 October 1953. He was also awarded the third-highest military honour of ‘Sitara-e-Jurrat’.
The Pakistani war hero was the first-ever fighter pilot for the Pakistan Air Force, listed on top in the hall of famers list at the PAF Museum in Karachi.
Serving the PAF for 29 immense years, he retired as Air Commodore in 1982. The ‘little dragon’ died in the Sindh capital on March 18, 2013, at the age of 77.
Social media users shared posts and pictures on social networking sites while paying heartfelt homages to one and only MM Alam.
Some People can’t Even Make Magge in 2 min. This Brave man Destroyed #Five Indian jets in just 30 sec ???????? to MM Alam eight years have passed since we had the calf @OfficialDGISPR @PakPMO @dgprPaknavy @DGPR_PAF#MMAlam
#ایم_ایم_عالم pic.twitter.com/Q5P4vAJtJW— Education Difficulties (@PrinceMateenk) March 18, 2021
8th death anniversary of national hero MM Alam, who downed 5 enemy planes within a minute during 1965 war. His flying skills, precision and professionalism remain unparalleled in the history of airforce. #TeamEverGreen????????
Let’s pay him tribute and recite Surah Fatiha one time…???????? pic.twitter.com/O5mjiT1Ejc— Fatima Khalil Butt(Mrs) (@iam_FatiMaButt) March 17, 2021
The 8th death anniversary of the 1965 war hero Muhammad Mahmood Alam (MM Alam) ‘Little Dragon’ is being observed today.
Muhammad Mahmood Alam died in Karachi on 18 March 2013 at the age of seventy-seven years.#MMAlam #LittleDragon #PAF #PakistanAirForce #WarHero #Pakistan pic.twitter.com/1Wy5IStN6k— Sohail Ahmed (@sohailahmedsa) March 18, 2021
Legendary war hero MMAlam’s record of shooting down five Indian war planes in less than a minute remains unbeaten.
(5 jets, less than 60 seconds ) #APPNews #Pakistan #MMAlam@OfficialDGISPR @DGPR_PAF pic.twitter.com/Bt4NTtEwL0— APP ???????? (@appcsocialmedia) March 18, 2021
Today is 8th death anniversary of little Dragon Muhammad Mahmood (MM) Alam who downed 5 Indian Air Force aircrafts during 1965 Indo-Pakistani War. He was Air Commodore and was awarded with Sitara-e-Jurat.#PakArmyOur_Pride #PakistanAirForce pic.twitter.com/6crItdrUkt
— Martyrs of Armed Forces (@army_osama) March 18, 2021
