Mukhtar Ahmad Dogar
| Mukhtar Ahmad Dogar | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Mukhtar Ahmad Dogar |
| Nickname(s) | Dakota |
| Allegiance |
 Pakistan
|
| Service/branch |
 Pakistan Air Force
|
| Years of service | 1940-1968 |
| Rank |
 Air Commodore (Brigadier-General) |
| Unit | No. 5 Squadron Falcons |
| Commands held |
No. 6 Squadron Globe Trotters No. 9 Squadron Griffins Special Service Wing |
| Battles/wars |
Indo-Pakistan War of 1947 Indo-Pakistan War of 1965 |
| Awards | Sitara-e-Jurat (1948) |
Air Commodore Mukhtar Ahmad Dogar was the Pakistan Air Force bomber pilot and aerial warfare specialist who was the first military person to receive the Pakistani military award Sitara-e-Jurat. A World War II veteran, he is most known for his participation in Indo-Pakistani War of 1947 when he had interecepted the IAF fighter jets. A founding and former member of what is known now as Special Service Wing, Dogar is known to be instrument in creation of a special forces unit for the Pakistan Air Force called the Special Service Wing (SSW).
Dogar gained a commission in Royal Air Force, and was accepted into the Royal Air Force Academy in Cranwell. After he graduate from the Academy, he gained his B.S. in Aerospace studies. After his education, Dogar joined Royal Air Force, and participated in 1945 Burma Campaign as a Flying officer. After the independence of Pakistan, Flying officer Dogar opted Pakistan's nationality, and was inherited in No. 5 Squadron Falcons. He was stationed in Gilgit-Baltistan, and actively participated in Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. On November 4, 1948, Flying officer Dogar, a fighter pilot of Hawker Tempest, was operating a defenceless Hawker Tempest, nickname Dakota, in the valleys of Kashmir was attacked by two Indian Air Force (IAF) Tempest fighter aircraft and ordered to surrender and land at Srinagar. Though unarmed and unable to retaliate, the undaunted pilot refused to capitulate.
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