Masroor Hosain

Air Commodore
Masroor Hosain
SPk
Air Commodore Masroor Hosain SPk
مسرور حسین
	Masroor in the mid-1960s
Commander PAF Base Mauripur
	In office; February 1966 – 24 May 1967
Commander PAF Base Sargodha
	In office; 3 June 1961 – January 1962
Commander PAF Base 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 plane
Spouse	Mehr Nigar Aziz
Children	2
Education	Initial Training Wing, Pune; 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 Base Mauripur; AOC Air Defence PAF Base Sakesar; Senior Air Staff Officer Air Defence Headquarters; PAF Base Sargodha; PAF Base Peshawar; No. 5 Squadron PAF
Battles/wars	Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 Indo-Pakistani Air War of 1965; ;
Awards	Clarkson Aerobatics Trophy RAF CFS (1949); Certificate of Supersonic Recognition of the Order of Starfighters (1960); 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 Base 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 Base Mauripur was renamed to PAF Base 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. Diaries of Field Marshal Mohammad Ayub Khan, 1966-1972. p. 100.
^ History of the Pakistan Air Force, 1947-1982. 1982. p. 223.
^ Defence Journal. Vol. 2. 1998. p. 10.
^ (R) Air Marshal Ayaz Ahmed Khan (1 August 1998). AIR ACCIDENTS: INSPITE OF HIGH EFFICIENCY.
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[1] "Order of Starfighters List". International F-104 Society.

[2] Globe. Vol. 4. 1991. p. 89.

[TheAge-3] Hockey-Playing Airmen. The Age. 14 June 1952.

[4] Khan, Mohammad Ayub. Diaries of Field Marshal Mohammad Ayub Khan, 1966-1972. p. 100.

[5] History of the Pakistan Air Force, 1947-1982. 1982. p. 223.

[6] Defence Journal. Vol. 2. 1998. p. 10.

[7] (R) Air Marshal Ayaz Ahmed Khan (1 August 1998). AIR ACCIDENTS: INSPITE OF HIGH EFFICIENCY.

[Sentinels-8] Cite error: The named reference Sentinels was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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