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Sattar Alvi
Allegiance	Pakistan
Service/branch	Pakistan Air Force
Years of service	1970-1998
Rank	Air Commodore
Commands held	Mushaf Airbase Pakistan Aeronautical Complex
Battles/wars	Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 Yom Kippur War
Awards	Sitara-e-Jurat (Military) Wissam-ul-Shujaat (Syrian Government)

Air Commodore Sattar Alvi is a Pakistan Air Force's vetern fighter pilot and retired Air Commodore of Pakistan Air Force^[1]. He is a recipient of the Pakistani military decoration, the Sitara-e-Jurrat ("The star of courage") and a bar to it for his actions during the Yom Kippur War^[1].

Contents 1 Yom Kippur War 2 The Dogfight 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Yom Kippur War

Alvi was one of the Pakistan Air Force fighter pilot who volunteered to go to the Middle East in order to support Egypt and Syria but by the time they arrived, Egypt had already been pushed into a ceasefire. Syria remained in a state of war against Israel^[2]. Alvi, who was serving at a rank of Flight Lieutenant in 1973, joined Syrian Air Force among with future-Air Cheif, Nur Khan. The PAF fighter pilots formed the formation using the call-sign “Shahbaz” was formidable in size under the leadership of Air Marshal Nur Khan^[3].

[edit] The Dogfight

On 26 April 1974, PAF fighter pilot Flt. Lt. Sattar Alvi on deputation to No. 67 Squadron, Syrian Air Force (SAF) was flying a SAF MiG-21FL Fishbed (Serial No. 1863) out of Dumayr Air Base, Syria in a two-ship formation with a fellow PAF pilot and the Flight Leader, Sqn. Ldr. Arif Manzoor.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Air Commodore Sattar Alvi
• http://www.scramble.nl/pk.htm
• See April of 1974
• http://www.mabaig.co.uk/paf/PAINTINGS/mideast/MidEast.html
• Fl. Lt. Alvi
• http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/pakistan/air-force-combat.htm