Masroor Hosain | |
|---|---|
| مسرور حسین | |
 Portrait, c. 1964 | |
| Commander PAF Station Mauripur | |
| In office February 1966 – 24 May 1967 | |
| Commander PAF Station Sargodha | |
| In office 3 June 1961 – January 1962 | |
| Commander PAF Station Peshawar | |
| In office April 1960 – 2 June 1961 | |
| In office August 1956 – November 1956 | |
| Officer Commanding No. 14 Squadron PAF | |
| In office November 1951 – September 1955 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 December 1922 Uttar Pradesh, British India |
| Died | 24 May 1967 (aged 44) Karachi, West Pakistan |
| Cause of death | Bird strike to aircraft canopy |
| Spouse | Mehr Nigar Aziz |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Initial Training Wing Poona RAF Central Flying School |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service |  Royal Indian Air Force (1944–47) Pakistan Air Force (1947–67) |
| Years of service | 1944–67 |
| Rank |   Air Commodore |
| Commands | PAF Station Mauripur AOC Air Defence Sakesar Senior Air Staff Officer Air Defence HQ PAF Station Sargodha PAF Station Peshawar No. 5 Squadron PAF |
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards | RAF CFS Clarkson Aerobatics Trophy (1949) Certificate of Supersonic Recognition of the Order of Starfighters (1960)[1] Golden Eagle Award |
Air Commodore Masroor Hosain SPk (Urdu: مسرور حسین; 29 December 1922 — 24 May 1967) was a one-star rank pioneering officer of the Pakistan Air Force, aerobatic pilot, fighter pilot, and captain of the RPAF's Hockey team during their tour to Australia and New Zealand in the summer of 1952.[2][3]
On 24 May 1967, while approaching runway 27 at PAF Station Mauripur in his B-57 Canberra at a low altitude, a vulture impacted his canopy and killed the highly distinguished pilot instantly. The aircraft hit the ground at high speed and its debris were flung over a vast area, but no one else was killed. Masroor's death was a significant loss for the Pakistan Air Force. He was mentioned in Field Marshal Ayub Khan's diary, and Masroor's close friend, former C-in-C of the PAF Asghar Khan, wrote an obituary for him in The Pakistan Times.[4][5][6][7]
On 24 May 1968, PAF Station Mauripur was renamed to PAF Station Masroor in his honor.[8]
- ^ "Order of Starfighters List". International F-104 Society.
- ^ Globe. Vol. 4. 1991. p. 89.
- ^ Hockey-Playing Airmen. The Age. 14 June 1952.
- ^ Khan, Mohammad Ayub (2007). Diaries of Field Marshal Mohammad Ayub Khan, 1966-1972. Oxford University Press. p. 100. ISBN 978-0-19-547442-8.
- ^ Hussain, Syed Shabbir; Tariq Qureshi, M. (1982). History of the Pakistan Air Force, 1947-1982. Pakistan Air Force. p. 223. ISBN 978-0-19-648045-9.
- ^ Defence Journal. Vol. 2. 1998. p. 10.
- ^ (R) Air Marshal Ayaz Ahmed Khan (1 August 1998). AIR ACCIDENTS: INSPITE OF HIGH EFFICIENCY. Archived from the original on 27 April 2003.
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