Mervyn Middlecoat Military person

Wing Commander Mervyn Leslie Middlecoat (July 1940 – 12 December 1971) was a Pakistan Air Force (PAF) fighter pilot who was involved in a number of aerial battles during the 1965 and 1971 Indo-Pakistani wars, before being shot down on 12 December 1971. He was credited with several air-to-air kills and was one of a number of distinguished Pakistani strike and fighter pilots of the period. Before his death he was stationed in Karachi, Pakistan where he flew the F-104 Starfighter.

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Mervyn Middlecoat
Birth dateJanuary 01, 1940
Date of deathDecember 12, 1971
Place of death
Okha India

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award
Awards and decorations of the Pakistan Armed Forces
Sitara-e-Jurat
military operations
Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
Indo-Pakistani Air War of 1965
War of Attrition
Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
military commandNo. 9 Squadron Griffins
military unit
List of Pakistan Air Force squadrons
service numberPAF-3550
service start1964
service end1971

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