Saeedullah Khan

AVM Saeedullah Khan (23 July 1926[1] – 2002) was one of the pioneering officers of Pakistan Air Force.[1] He joined the newly formed air force, then known as Royal Pakistan Air Force, as a flying officer (pilot) and rose to the rank of air vice marshal. He served as Deputy Chief of Air Staff from 22 June 1972 to 29 June 1973.[2]

Saeedullah Khan
Born23 July 1926
Delhi, British India
Died2002
Lahore, Pakistan
AllegianceBritish Raj British India
Pakistan Pakistan
Service/branchRoyal Indian Air Force
Pakistan Air Force
Years of service1945–1947
1947–1973
Rank Air Vice Marshal
Commands heldNo 2 Squadron Minhas
No 9 Squadron Griffins
No 32 F.G.A. Wing
No 33 Air Supply Wing
Battles/warsIndo-Pakistani War of 1965

Family

Khan was born to S. A. Khan, an Indian Civil Service officer.

Career

Royal Indian Air Force

He was commissioned as a pilot in the Royal Indian Air Force on 17 September 1945; his service number was 3241.[3] Between 14 November 1946 and 22 July 1947 he was posted at Kolar.[3]

Pakistan Air Force

After the Partition of India and creation of Pakistan in 1947, he joined Pakistan. In 1951, he flew his Hawker Sea Fury as part of the first aerobatic team, the Red Dragons, in the Indian subcontinent, which was involved in the farewell ceremonies of the Commander-in-Chief, AVM R. L. R. Atcherely in Peshawar.

Commands
  • No 9 Squadron: September 1953 to September 1954[4]
  • No 2 Squadron: 19 July 1956 to 10 April 1957[5]
  • No 32 F.G.A. Wing: 5 May 1958 to 24 October 1958[6]
  • No 33 Air Supply Wing: May 1961 to January 1962[7]

References
  1. Pioneering Officers PAF Retrieved 12 September 2010.
  2. Hussain, Syed Shabbir, History of Pakistan Air Force 1947–1982. Karachi: PAF Press Masroor, 1982 between pages 222 and 223.
  3. Saeedullah Khan Bharatrakshak, retrieved 12 September 2010
  4. Hussain, Syed Shabbir, History of Pakistan Air Force 1947–1982. Karachi: PAF Press Masroor, 1982 pg 295
  5. Hussain, Syed Shabbir, History of Pakistan Air Force 1947–1982. Karachi: PAF Press Masroor, 1982 pg 322
  6. Hussain, Syed Shabbir, History of Pakistan Air Force 1947–1982. Karachi: PAF Press Masroor, 1982 pg 308
  7. Hussain, Syed Shabbir, History of Pakistan Air Force 1947–1982. Karachi: PAF Press Masroor, 1982 pg 302
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