Death anniversary of 1965 war hero MM Alam observed
- By Web Desk -
- Mar 18, 2018
The fifth death anniversary of the 1965 war hero Muhammad Mahmood Alam was observed on Sunday.
MM Alam is remembered for his remarkable show of brilliance on September 7, 1965, for establishing a world record of downing five Indian aircrafts in less than a minute, the last four within thirty seconds.
In a total, he downed as many as nine Indian aircrafts in the aerial fighting and damaged two others in his F-86 Sabre fighter.
Muhammad Mahmood Alam died in Karachi on March 18, 2013, at the age of 77 years.