Kaiser Tufail
Kaiser Tufail | |
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Allegiance | Pakistan |
Service/ | Pakistan Air Force |
Years of service | 1975-2005 |
Rank | Air Commodore (Brigadier-General)[1][2] |
Commands held | No.8 Squadron (Haiders) No.34 Flying Wing Deputy Commandant PAF Air War College Commandant PAF Air War College PAF Base Shahbaz PAF Base Masroor.[3] |
Battles/wars | Soviet war in Afghanistan Kargil War 2001 Indo-Pakistan standoff |
Awards | Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Military) |
Other work | Aviation History, Indus Valley Archaeology, Population Genetics, Adventure & Exploration[3] |
Website | Aeronaut Footloose |
Air Commodore Kaiser Tufail (Urdu: قیصر طفیل) is a retired fighter pilot of the Pakistan Air Force[1] and is better-known as an aviation historian, particularly with regard to the largely unbiased coverage of the Indo-Pakistani Wars.[1][3]
Service
Kaiser Tufail was commissioned in 1975. After performing duties as a squadron pilot, he went on to command a fighter squadron (No.8 Tactical Attack Squadron equipped with Mirage V) at PAF Base Masroor[3] and a flying wing (No 34 Tactical Attack Wing) at PAF Base Rafiqui.[4] Later he commanded PAF Base Shahbaz and PAF Base Masroor.[3]
He has had the opportunity of flying virtually all types of trainers and fighters of the PAF during his service. These include T-6G Harvard, MFI-17 Mushaak, T-37, FT-5 (dual-seat MiG-17), F-6 (MiG-19), Mirage-III/5, F-16A/B Fighting Falcon, Mirage F-1E (Qatari AF), F-7P (MiG-21) and the F-7PG (F-7 double-delta variant).[3][5]
Kaiser Tufail was the Director of Operations of the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) during the Kargil conflict.[1] He served as Deputy Commandant and Commandant of the PAF Air War College. He also served as Senior Air Staff Officer (SASO) at the Southern Air Command before retiring in 2005.[3]
Kaiser Tufail is a graduate of the PAF Air War College and the National Defence College (National Defence University) and holds master's degrees in Strategic Studies and War Studies.[6][7]
Works as an aviation historian
Books
Articles
- Jacobabad Tales[8][9]
- Alam's Speed-shooting Classic[6][10][11][12]
- "Run … it's a 104"[6][13][14]
- PAF on the Offensive – 1971 War
- The Gujarat Beechcraft Incident – 1965 War[15]
- Air Defence in Northern Sector – 1971 War
- Air Support in Chamb – 1971 War[16]
- Air Support in Shakargarh – 1971 War[17]
- Air Support at Sea – 1971 War[18]
- F-6s at War[19]
- Air Support in Thar – 1971 War[20]
- Mirages at War[21][22]
- Kargil Conflict and Pakistan Air Force[23][24]
- Shahbaz Over Golan[6][25][26][27][28]
- It is the Man Behind the Gun[6][29]
- A Hard Nut to Crack[6][30]
- Cheapest Kill[6][31]
- A Sword for Hussein[6][32][33]
- 'Bo Kaata'[6][34]
- Mystery of the Downed Mystère[6][35]
- Theirs But to Do and Die[36][37]
References
- ^ a b c d "Amazed we had so much in common: Pak officer on Indian Kargil pilot". Indian Express. 13 June 2009. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
- ^ "Pakistan's military operations in Kashmir – Opinion". Al Jazeera English. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Pakistan. "Gebruikersprofiel: Kaiser Tufail". Blogger. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
- ^ M. J. Gohari (18 January 2001). The Story of the Pakistan Air Force 1988–1998: A Battle Against Odds. USA: Oxford University Press. pp. 371–372. ISBN 978-9698553005.
- ^ "Do or die". Dawn. 25 October 2009. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Great Air Battles of Pakistan Air Force. Ferozsons (Pvt) Ltd. 2005.
- ^ a b M. Kaiser Tufail. "M. Kaiser Tufail (Author of Great Air Battles of Pakistan Air Force)". Goodreads.com. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
- ^ Defence Journal, Jan 2007 issue
- ^ "Aeronaut: Jacobabad Tales". Kaiser-aeronaut.blogspot.com. 19 November 2008. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
- ^ "Alam's Speed-shooting Classic". Defencejournal.com. 6 September 1965. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
- ^ The News International, 6 September 2006
- ^ "Aeronaut: Speed Shooting Classic". Kaiser-aeronaut.blogspot.com. 20 November 2008. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
- ^ "Aeronaut: "Run … it's a 104"". Kaiser-aeronaut.blogspot.com. 19 November 2008. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
- ^ Air Commodore M. Kaiser Tufail. "Run… It's a 104". Jang News.
- ^ Defence Journal, April 2011 issue
- ^ Defence Journal, July 2010 issue
- ^ Defence Journal, May 2010 issue
- ^ Defence Journal, April 2010 issue
- ^ Defence Journal, December 2009 issue
- ^ Defence Journal, September–October 2009 issue
- ^ Defence Journal, May 2009 issue
- ^ Shaheen – Journal of the Pakistan Air Force, Vol 60
- ^ Kaiser Tufail (June 2009). "Himalayan Showdown". Air Forces Monthly (UK).
- ^ Defence Journal (Pak), May 2009 issue
- ^ Shaheen – Journal of the PAF, Summer 1999 issue
- ^ Defence Journal, April 1999
- ^ The News International, 26 April 1999
- ^ Ausaf daily newspaper, 26 April 1999 (Urdu translation)
- ^ Tufail, Kaiser (21 November 2008). "Aeronaut: It is the Man Behind the Gun". Kaiser-aeronaut.blogspot.com. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
- ^ Tufail, Kaiser (21 November 2008). "Aeronaut: A Hard Nut to Crack". Kaiser-aeronaut.blogspot.com. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
- ^ "Aeronaut: Cheapest Kill". Kaiser-aeronaut.blogspot.com. 20 November 2008. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
- ^ Defence Journal, June 2003 issue
- ^ "Aeronaut: A Sword for Hussein". Kaiser-aeronaut.blogspot.com. 20 November 2008. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
- ^ Dawn (Books & Authors Supplement), 15 May 2005
- ^ "Aeronaut: Mystery of the Downed Mystère". Kaiser-aeronaut.blogspot.com. 20 November 2008. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
- ^ "Aeronaut: Theirs But to Do and Die". Kaiser-aeronaut.blogspot.com. 20 November 2008. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
- ^ Dawn, 6 September 2007