 2 was when the air war began on 1 September 1965.One member of the USAF crew sent by the "Big Safari" office to retrieve the damaged RB-57 doubts that the aircraft was used in the role described as its sensors were tailored specifically for the telemetry mission and of no value in combat, and that it operated in an area away from Indian airspace.Peshawar is located from the closest international frontier with India and was almost from the nearest battle front, making damage from a SAM highly unlikely.