Paybills | |
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پے بلز | |
Active | 1952 |
Disbanded | ~1958 |
Country | Pakistan |
Allegiance | Pakistan Armed Forces |
Branch | Pakistan Air Force |
Type | Flight |
Role | Aerobatic display team |
Part of | No. 11 Squadron Arrows |
Garrison/HQ | RPAF Base Drigh Road |
Nickname(s) | Paybills |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Squadron Leader F.S Hussain |
Aircraft flown | |
Fighter | Supermarine Attacker Type 538 |
The Paybills was a Royal Pakistan Air Force (RPAF) aerobatic team that flew the Supermarine Attacker jet aircraft in the early 1950s. The unit was Pakistan's first jet powered aerobatic team and belonged to the RPAF's first operational jet fighter squadron, No. 11 Squadron Arrows.[1][2][3]
The team was formed in 1952 with 5 Supermarine Attackers by then Squadron Leader F.S Hussain who was a flight commander with the No. 11 Squadron. The team also included RPAF's renowned Jamal A. Khan and Zafar Masud.[4] The name Paybills was given to the team since it was the callsign of the No. 11 Squadron at the time.[1][5] While not much is known about its final years, the Attacker jets were retired from the air force in 1958.[6]