bombing mission to Jamnagar. The mission was completed successfully and the Indian Air Force's air station was completed destroyed. The plane was shot down during their return and Peter Christy was captured by the Indians. Christy failed to return to base. Disappearance and aftermath It was widely speculated that his aircraft was shot down by an Indian surface-to-air missile and that he had been captured. However, after the war, India denied shooting down such an aircraft on 6 December and was unable to track down the pilot. On 8 December, he was officially declared as "missing in action". The Government of Pakistan posthumously awarded him the third highest military award, the Sitara-e-Jurat (Star of Courage), in 1971. On 6 September 2006, independent analyst B. Harry published the war study report IAF Combat Kills- 1971 Indo-Pak Air War, claiming that Christy had died while returning to Pakistan when the IAF's anti-aircraft artillery shot down Christy's plane, and that he had died before capture. However, India's Ministry of External Affairs declined to comment. On 6 September 2004, Squadron Leader Peter Christy was honoured by the Pakistan Television (PTV) in a program sponsored by the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR). See also List of people who disappeared 8-Pass Charlie Group Captain Saiful Azam Sarfaraz Ahmed Rafiqui Mervyn Middlecoat Muhammad Mahmood Alam Marium Mukhtiar Ayesha Farooq References External links Chronological Listing of Pakistani The Forgotten Few! 1937 births 1970s missing person cases 1971 deaths Aerial disappearances of military personnel in action Military personnel from Karachi Military personnel missing in action Missing person cases in India Pakistan Air Force officers Pakistan Air Force personnel Pakistani aviators Pakistani Christians Pakistani military personnel of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 Pilots of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 Recipients of Sitara-e-Jurat Shot-down aviators St. Patrick's High School, Karachi alumni