1965 war hero MM Alam’s death anniversary observed
March, 18 2024
LAHORE: (Suno News) The 11th death anniversary of the 1965 war hero Air Commodore Muhammad Mahmood Alam, popularly known as M M Alam, has been observed today.
He was famous for shooting down five Indian war planes in less than a minute during the Pak-India war of 1965. In total, he downed nine war planes during the war.
He was the first PAF pilot listed on top in the hall of famers’ list at the PAF Museum in Karachi.
He was awarded ‘Sitara-e-Jurat’ and also the BAR medal.
He died in Karachi on March 18 in 2013 at 77 after a prolonged illness.
Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC) Sahir Shamshad Mirza and Services Chiefs paid glowing tributes to MM Alam on his 11th death anniversary.
