Its location could only be predicted within 5 miles, however, which was not good enough for accurate strikes against a relatively small target. The radar, which was a three dimensional one designated as P-35, was known to be of Soviet origin combining both early warning and GCI facilities. Its performance was somewhat similar to the type of high powered radar possessed by Pakistan. Its location-right on the border of West Pakistan and its capabilities, rendered its destruction of primary importance to the PAF.

The attempt to strike the Amritsar Radar was made late in the evening. The plan was to have an RB-57 home on to the radar site closely followed by 4 F-86s. It was not until 1740 hours that 4 F-86 aircraft from Sargodha led by Wing Commander Shamim set out for the task. Their path finder was Squadron Leader Rashid in an RB-57, who had managed to take off only after last minute rectifications to his aircraft. He reached as far as Wazirabad leading the F-86 formation, but here, owing to a malfunction of the special equipment, the mission had to be abandoned before reaching the target. Meanwhile Squadron Leader lqbal was airborne from Peshawar in the Elint B-57 originally intended for this task, and wing Commander Shamim and Squadron Leader Muniruddin quickly refuelled their Sabres and went up again. On the approach to Amritsar the RB-57 was struck by enemy ack ack fire which was intense, and lost one of its two engines right over the target. The path finder mission was completed but any chances of locating the radar visually had receded as the sun had set and darkness crept in; the Sabres were reluctantly forced to give up the hunt for the second time in one evening. S/L lqbal had to nurse his B-57 home on one engine, which he did successfully. But the all-too-vital Amritsar radar had to go, cost what it may. And it would cost three precious lives and two valuable aircraft.

The radars at Ferozepur and Porbunder in the south proved equally elusive, there being even some doubts that the latter had ever existed. The radar at Ferozepur was mobile but inferior to the one at Amritsar. At best it was a TPSI DM, only an early warning set with no GCI facilities.

T-33s had been assigned these missions as the targets were less important and relatively undefended. Finding nothing at Porbunder the T-33s in the south turned their attention to the airfield at Bhuj which was believed to have a bombing aid, they emptied their guns in the airfield area although no worthwhile targets were visible.

Srinagar At Peshawar, 19 Squadron had concentrated all morning on providing close support to the army, but they were offered a strike at Srinagar airfield late that afternoon on 7th September. Squadron Leader Haider with 3 others led the attack at low level, and claimed 3 Dakotas destroyed on the ground and the ATC building damaged. It was on this raid that a UN Caribou was also accidentally hit: the Indians had tried to use it as a shield for their own aircraft by parking them next to it