Kaiser Tufail

Air Commodore Kaiser Tufail is a retired fighter pilot of the Pakistan Air Force, and is better-known as an aviation historian, particularly with regard to largely unbiased coverage of the Indo-Pakistani Wars.

Service
Kaiser Tufail was commissioned in 1975. After performing duties as a squadron pilot, he went on to command a fighter squadron (No.8 Tactical Attack Squadron equipped with Mirage V). Later he commanded a flying wing (No 34 Tactical Attack Wing) at PAF Base Rafiqui. He also commanded PAF Base Masroor.

He has had the opportunity of flying virtually all types of trainers and fighters of the PAF. These include T-6G Harvard, MFI-17 Mushaak, T-37, FT-5 (dual-seat MiG-17), F-6 (MiG-19), Mirage-III/5, F-16A/B Fighting Falcon, Mirage F-1E (Qatari AF), F-7P (MiG-21) and the F-7PG (F-7 double-delta variant).

He was the Director of Operations of the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) during the Kargil conflict. He also served as Deputy Commandant Air War College.

He retired from the PAF in 2005.

Books

 * Great Air Battles of Pakistan Air Force

Articles

 * Jacobabad Tales
 * Alam's Speed-shooting Classic
 * “Run … it’s a 104”
 * PAF on the Offensive - 1971 War
 * The Gujarat Beechcraft Incident - 1965 War
 * Air Defence in Northern Sector - 1971 War
 * Air Support in Chamb - 1971 War
 * Air Support in Shakargarh – 1971 War
 * Air Support at Sea – 1971 War
 * F-6s at War
 * Air Support in Thar – 1971 War
 * Mirages at War
 * Kargil Conflict and Pakistan Air Force
 * Shahbaz Over Golan
 * It is the Man Behind the Gun
 * A Hard Nut to Crack
 * Cheapest Kill
 * A Sword for Hussein
 * ‘Bo Kaata’
 * Mystery of the Downed Mystère
 * Theirs But to Do and Die