Yunus Hussain | |
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| یونس حسین | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 June 1935 Panipat, British Raj |
| Died | 6 September 1965 (aged 30) Halwara, India |
| Spouse |
Surayya Jabeen (m. 1961) |
| Relations | Mushaf Ali Mir (brother-in-law)[1] |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Government Highschool Jhang City PAF Academy Fighter Leaders’ Course F-104 Conversion Course |
| Known for | Shooting down 2 IAF Hawker Hunters during the 1965 War |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service |  Pakistan Air Force |
| Years of service | 1958–1965 |
| Rank |  Flight lieutenant |
| Unit | No. 5 Squadron PAF |
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards | (2) Green Endorsements[a] Tamgha-e-Diffa (1960-62) Sitara-e-Jurat (posthumously, 1965)[2] |
| Service number | PAK/3857 |
Flight Lieutenant Yunus Hussain SJ (Urdu: یونس حسین; 1 June 1935 — 6 September 1965) was a Pakistan Air Force officer who shot down 2 Hawker Hunter's of the IAF, one being flown by F/O AR Gandhi over Halwara. Shortly after, Yunus was shot down in the same area by F/L Vinod Neb after making a mistake by turning to the left into Nebs range. He is considered one of the greatest war heroes of Pakistan during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965.[3][4] Yunus received the green endorsement award twice from C-in-C of the PAF Asghar Khan.[a] This recognition was in honor of his passion for flying, which led him to achieve the fastest 500 and then 1000 flying hours in the PAF.[1]
The Tempest House at the PAF College Sargodha was renamed to Yunus House in 1967 and again on 26 March 2015 in his honour.[2][5] Yunusabad project at PAF Base Samungli is also named after him.[6]
In a December 2020 podcast, former Air Commodore Sajad Haider said that Kaiser Tufail falsely told the Indian Air Force to credit Cecil Chaudhry instead of Yunus for Gandhi's plane getting shot down.[7][b] Sajad's Indian counterpart confirmed that Yunus had originally been credited before Kaiser Tufail went to him. When Sajad questioned Tufail on the lie, he said he wanted Cecil to be credited because Cecil was his senior. Sajad also added that Cecil had been lying his whole life and claiming Yunus' success for his own for 40 years. Further stating that the lie was concoted in order to glorify Sargodha pilots.[8]
- ^ a b Qadri, Azam (2014). Sentinels in the Sky: A Saga of PAF's Gallant Air Warriors. PAF Book Club. pp. 57–60.
- ^ a b "YUNUS / TEMPEST HOUSE BRIEF HISTORY". www.pafcollegesargodha.com.
- ^ Conventional Warfare in South Asia, 1947 to the Present (Kaushik Roy)
- ^ "WARART: An Artist With Wings". www.dawn.com. 5 September 2008.
- ^ "PAF pays tribute to 1965 War Hero Flt Lt Younus Hussain (Shaheed)". dailytimes.com.pk. 24 May 2023.
- ^ "Groundbreaking of Younusabad project held at PAF Base Samungli". www.app.com.pk. 30 September 2016.
- ^ Strategicus (29 December 2020). "AIR COMMODORE SYED SAJJAD HAIDER ON CECIL CHAUDHRY RAFIQUI AND THE MYTH OF JAMMED GUNS". podcasters.spotify.com (Podcast). Spotify.
- ^ Pushpindar Singh Chopra, Ravi Rikhye (1991). Fiza'ya: Psyche of the Pakistan Air Force. Society for Aerospace Studies. p. 207.
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