Drop Tanks Jettisoned by PAF Aircraft Recovered from Bairani

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Drop Tanks Jettisoned by PAF Aircraft Recovered from Bairani

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According to news sources, a pair of drop tanks jettisoned by an aircraft of Pakistan Air Force (PAF) were taken into custody by police from Bairani village in Sanghar district on July 5, 2018. One of the drop tanks fell in a cotton field. No loss of life or property reported.

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Villagers gathered around one of the jettisoned drop tanks.

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Villagers gathered around one of the jettisoned drop tanks.

The text on drop tank reads:
JP-8 (jet fuel used for military aircraft)
No. 8 Squadron
No Step

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Re: Drop Tanks Jettisoned by PAF Aircraft Recovered from Bairani

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Probably the drop tanks were jettisoned by a Mirage V attack aircraft of PAF No. 8 "Haiders" Squadron.

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