Saeedullah Khan

Saeedullah Khan
Born	23 July 1926 British India
Died	2002 Lahore, Pakistan
Allegiance	British India Pakistan
Service/branch	Royal Indian Air Force Pakistan Air Force
Years of service	1945-1947 1947–1973
Rank	Air Vice Marshal (Major General)
Commands held	No 2 Squadron Minhas No 9 Squadron Griffins No 32 F.G.A. Wing No 33 Air Supply Wing
Battles/wars	Indo-Pakistani War of 1965

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 (DCAS) between 22 June 1972 to 29 June 1973.^[2]

Family

Khan was born to S.A. Khan, an Indian Civil Service (ICS) officer. http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/images/officers/03241.jpg

Career

Royal Indian Air Force (RIAF)

He was commissioned as a pilot in the Royal Indian Air Force (RIAF) on 17 September 1945 and 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 independence of Pakistan in 1947, he decided to join 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 2 Pioneering Officers PAF Retrieved 12 September 2010.
↑ Hussain, Syed Shabbir, History of Pakistan Air Force 1947 - 1982. Karachi: PAF Press Masroor, 1982 between pages 222 and 223.
1 2 Saeedullah Khan Bharatrakshak Retrieved 12 September 2010
↑ Hussain, Syed Shabbir, History of Pakistan Air Force 1947 - 1982. Karachi: PAF Press Masroor, 1982 pg 295
↑ Hussain, Syed Shabbir, History of Pakistan Air Force 1947 - 1982. Karachi: PAF Press Masroor, 1982 pg 322
↑ Hussain, Syed Shabbir, History of Pakistan Air Force 1947 - 1982. Karachi: PAF Press Masroor, 1982 pg 308
↑ Hussain, Syed Shabbir, History of Pakistan Air Force 1947 - 1982. Karachi: PAF Press Masroor, 1982 pg 302

External links

Profile of Saeedullah Khan on Bharat rakshak.

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