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Squadron Leader Zahiruddin Ahmad
| Service No & Branch | 1672 GD(P) |  | ||||||||
| Date of Birth: 24 Jan 1918 | Commissioned: 03 Mar 1941 | Course: 7 Course | Entry Mode : IAFVR | |||||||
| Service End: | Retired on 31 Dec 1949 PAF Died on 15 Apr 1957 (39 Years age) | |||||||||
| Qualifications Held : | ||||||||||
| Remarks : | Died in Cessna aircrash at Lahore in April 1957 | |||||||||
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 Plt Offr | |||||
| Dates | Rank | Unit | Location | Appointment | Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jan 1942 - 04 Jan 1943 | Plt Offr | 1 SFTS | Ambala | Navigation Instructor | |
| 04 Jan 1943 - 22 Mar 1943 | Plt Offr | 1 SFTS | Ambala | ITS Instructor | |
| 23 Mar 1943 - 22 Aug 1943 | Fg Offr | 1 SFTS | Ambala | Bomber Group | |
| 23 Aug 1943 - 13 Oct 1943 | Fg Offr | 1 SFTS | Ambala | Fighter Group | |
| 14 Oct 1943 - 12 Mar 1944 | Fg Offr | 151 OTU | Peshawar | Vengeance Conversion | |
| 01 Sep 1945 - 31 Dec 1946 | Flt Lt | No.9 Squadron, RIAF | To 8Sqn as SL | ||
| 06 Jan 1947 - | Sqn Ldr | No.8 Squadron, RIAF | Kolar | ||
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Accidents and Incidents: 2
| Date | Aircraft Type | Tail No | Pilot/Crew | Unit | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jan 1942 | Leopard Moth | DD818 | Plt Offr Zahiruddin Ahmed | 1SFTS | Ambala - Landing nor |
| 27 Nov 1944 | Harvard IIB | FS781 | Plt Offr P K Senapati Fg Offr Z Ahmed | 151OTU | nosed over after nig |
Additional Notes
| Remarks: Farooq Ahmed Note added: 2020-08-02 |
| Zaheeruddin opted for the RPAF. He raised the first fighter squadron of the PAF - No.5 at Peshawar, out of the assets left behind by No.1 Squadron IAF. In November 47, he flew the Pakistani Government Representative Sardar Alam to Gilgit airport in a Harvard to officially take control over Gilgit Province. He also few Major Brown out of Gilgit the same month. He left the RPAF in 1949. Held the rank of Wg Cdr. He joined Lahore Flying Club as CI . He was killed in a Cessna Crash in April 1957. His son is Farooq Ahmed , a Captain in the PIA. |
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