PAF retires A-5C Fantans

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airomerix (airomerix) 2011-03-19 20:09:42 +0500 #1

March 18, 2011

After 28 years of service, Paksitan Air Force formally retired A-5C Fantans on 18th March. A-5 was a Chinese made visual day attack aircraft capable of carrying short range heat guided missiles, free fall bombs and rockets. A-5 was a modified version of F-6 (Mig-19) with a nose cone and an attack computer.

PAF had 55 of these types distributed in two squadrons (No.16 and No.26) based at Peshawar AFB which are now getting equipped with state of the art JF-17s.

MominHaq (MominHaq) 2011-03-19 20:21:58 +0500 #2

Can you please post better pictures?

airomerix (airomerix) 2011-03-19 20:44:51 +0500 #3

Sure. These pictures were taken on their retirement ceremony that is why I posted them.

Here are some better ones from their operational service

MominHaq (MominHaq) 2011-03-19 20:55:02 +0500 #4

Thanks for the pictures. It's a good looking bird!

Sohaib93 (Sohaib93) 2011-03-19 21:12:36 +0500 #5

I heard that during take-off or landing its A/C had to be turned off !

airomerix (airomerix) 2011-03-19 21:16:59 +0500 #6

Lol they don't have ACs.

Sohaib93 (Sohaib93) 2011-03-19 21:28:32 +0500 #7

It actually has Dual AC . One for cockpit cooling and one for avionics cooling.

PuNk (PuNk) 2011-03-19 22:14:53 +0500 #8

What would they do with them ?
Place them at some chowk or sell ?

mehrozniazi1 (Mehroz Khan Niazi) 2011-03-19 22:37:32 +0500 #9

well chowk idea is better....

toofast (Ali) 2011-03-19 23:49:41 +0500 #10

Are they selling them to another country?

bilal49er (B I L A L) 2011-03-20 01:07:11 +0500 #11

A5 looks good...but is worse than a tractor

PuNk (PuNk) 2011-03-20 01:39:26 +0500 #12

I would still prefer it over the tractor

mirza_yasir (mirza_yasir) 2011-03-20 01:54:33 +0500 #13

yes what are they gonna do with them. Maybe they be sold in old parts market in Peshawar:D.

speedster_101 2011-03-20 02:13:56 +0500 #14

So finally they are retired. . .
Heard them roaring throughout my childhood.

lovesleeping (lovesleeping) 2011-03-20 05:12:55 +0500 #15

@airomerix where do u get this information

airomerix (airomerix) 2011-03-20 05:21:55 +0500 #16

Some will be sold, some will be used as instructional airframes and some may go to chawks and PAF museums.

Bangladesh or Vietnam may acquire some with least flying hours.

airomerix (airomerix) 2011-03-20 05:22:48 +0500 #17

Just heard from some sources.

lovesleeping (lovesleeping) 2011-03-20 05:32:14 +0500 #18

describe the sources

airomerix (airomerix) 2011-03-20 05:34:14 +0500 #19

Meet me for coffee some day. I'll let you know.

For instance, take google to be one.

PuNk (PuNk) 2011-03-20 05:56:53 +0500 #20

HAhahaha. thanks for the information.