Mukhtar Ahmad Dogar

Mukhtar Ahmad Dogar (15 May 1922 – 5 June 2004) also known as M. A. Dogar, was a retired Pakistani one-star rank of the Pakistan Air Force and an agriculturalist. He was the first air force officer to receive the Sitara-e-Jurat for his role in the India-Pakistan war of 1947-1948.

A World War II veteran, he is known for his participation in Indo-Pakistani War of 1947 most notably for the "Defenceless Dakota" incident in which he engaged by two IAF Hawker Tempest's while performing transport operations but still managing to bring back his Douglas DC-3.

Dogar was reputed to have been instrumental, as the founding father, in the creation of a special forces unit for the Pakistan Air Force of what is now known as the Special Service Wing (SSW).

Early life and education Mukhtar Ahmad Dogar was born in Hoshiarpur, Punjab, British India on 15 May 1922. He was the son of Hakim Ali Dogar.

Service years Royal Indian Air Force (1943-1947) He was commissioned into the Royal Indian Air Force on 29 September 1943, after receiving pilot training as a member of No 16 Course, which ran from 29 September 1942 to 29 March 1943.

He was posted to No.9 Squadron based in Bohpal, joining on 10 January 1944 and leaving on 19 April 1944 on being posted to No.10 Squadron, which he joined on 2 May 1944.

The squadron remained in Burma until February 1946. He left the squadron at the end of May 1946 and was posted to the strength of No. 1 Demobilisation Centre awaiting his official release, which was granted in late December 1946.

Kashmir Valley operations Pakistan, faced with limited aircraft and hazardous weather, issued specific orders to PAF to not be involved in the conflict while the ground operations were undertaken by the Army apart from providing limited air dropped supplies.

In the early morning of 4 November 1948, Dogar, along with Flying Officer Jagjivan, took off to air drop supplies to the Pakistani forces at Skardu. While returning to base, the pilots had spotted the IAF's Hawker Tempests. At first, Dogar believed it was the Pakistani aircraft, but the pilots had not received any early warning from the Air Force control base. He also was the Officer Commanding Dacca Base from 1960 to 1963. He commanded PAF Base, Chaklala and Peshawar as well.