Muhammad Mahmood Alam (6 July 1935 — 18 March 2013) best known as M. M. Alam and affectionately nicknamed Little Dragon and Peanut Alam, was a Pakistani flying ace, war hero, and a former one-star rank officer in the Pakistan Air Force. Born in Calcutta, Alam became interested in aviation after witnessing RAF pilots defend his hometown during World War II. During the 1946 Bihar riots, he killed someone in act of self defence at the age of 11.
Muhammad Mahmood Alam (6 July 1935 — 18 March 2013) best known as M. M. Alam and affectionately nicknamed Little Dragon and Peanut Alam, was a Pakistani flying ace, war hero, and a former one-star rank officer in the Pakistan Air Force. Born in Calcutta, Alam became interested in aviation after witnessing RAF pilots defend his hometown during World War II. During the 1946 Bihar riots, he killed someone in act of self defence at the age of 11.
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