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List of aerial victories during the Indo-Pakistani war of 1965
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The Indo-Pakistani air war of 1965 was a military confrontation between India and Pakistan that occurred after the failure of Operation Gibraltar in Jammu and Kashmir on 1 September 1965. Pakistan Air Force under Operation Grand Slam and Indian Airforce under Operation Riddle engaged with each other with the last aerial combat taking place on 23 September 1965.
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The sides claimed various numbers of kills and casualties. India claims to have lost 35–59 aircraft[2][3] while Pakistan claims to have destroyed 110–113;[4][5] neutral sources claim that India lost 60–75 aircraft.[6] Pakistan claims to have lost 19 aircraft[4] while India claims 43–73 kills;[2][7][5] neutral sources say Pakistan lost 20 aircraft.[6]