I came to know that Gp Cap (R) Saif ul Azam breathed his last today but couldn’t find this news in any news media in Bangladesh. It’s a fucked up country where an a**hole minister death is all over the places.

I came to know about his exploit some 10 years ago in a US defense forum. He had a unique distinction of flying for four countries and the pilot with highest number of kill against Israeli Air Force which is considered second to none in the world.

He started his hunt by shooting down Indian air force Gnat in 1965 Indo-Pak war. Azam participated in the Arab Israeli conflict of June 1967 deputed to the Royal Jordanian Air Force, flying Hunters. The RJAF Hunters were flown out to the Iraqi Airbase of H-3 in an attempt to put them out of range of Israeli Air Force.
It was here he accomplished a unique feat, flying in a Hawker Hunter as a No.2. His formation intercepted an Israeli formation of Four Vautours and Two Mirage IIIs. One of the Mirage IIIs was flown by Capt. Gideon Dror. Dror shot down Azam's Wingman, but himself fell to Azam's Guns.
Dror ejected to be taken POW. Moments later, Azam intercepted the formation of four Vantour Bombers and bought down one of them flown by Capt Golan, who ejected. Azam had earlier bought down a Super Mystere the previous day over Jordan.

The United States government also awarded him as one of the world's 22 “Living Eagles” for his outstanding war skills and courage।

Azam , being a Bengali did not fly in the 71 conflict. He joined BAF and rose to become Group Captain but fell out of grace in BAF in 1977 following a bizzare botched coup initiated by the air force.
A tragedy indeed!