Masroor Hosain | |
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مسرور حسین | |
![]() Masroor in the mid-1960s | |
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 | Uttar Pradesh, British India | 29 December 1922
Died | 24 May 1967 Karachi, West Pakistan | (aged 44)
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 | ![]() ![]() |
Years of service | 1944–67 |
Rank | ![]() ![]() |
Commands | PAF Station Mauripur AOC Air Defence PAF Station Sakesar Senior Air Staff Officer Air Defence Headquarters PAF Station Sargodha PAF Station Peshawar No. 5 Squadron PAF |
Battles/wars | |
Awards | Clarkson Aerobatics Trophy RAF CFS (1949) Certificate of Supersonic Recognition of the Order of Starfighters (1960)[1] Golden Eagle Award (Pakistan) |
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]
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