The 12th death anniversary of "1965 War Hero" Muhammad Mahmood Alam, known as M. M. Alam, is being observed today.  

M. M. Alam, nicknamed as 'Little Dragon' while piloting an F-86 Sabre had shot down five Indian war planes in less than a minute during 1965 war which is still an unbeaten record.

He altogether, downed nine war planes in the aerial fight.

He was awarded 'Sitara-e-Jurat' for his bravery.

He died in Karachi on this date in 2013 at the age of 77 after a protracted illness.