ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 222158
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| Date: | Wednesday 24 May 1967 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Martin B-57 |
| Owner/operator: | Pakistan Air Force |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near PAF Maripur, Mauripur, Karachi, Sindh province -
 Pakistan
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | PAF Maripur, Mauripur, Karachi, Sindh province, Pakistan (OPMR) |
Martin B-57 of Pakistan Air Force crashed near the national stadium during low-level training flight. Pilot, Air Commodore Masroor Hussain was killed. This B-57 was approaching runway 27 at PAF Maripur, Mauripur, Karachi, Sindh province, Pakistan at low level, when a vulture impacted the windscreen and killed the highly distinguished pilot immediately. He managed to direct the burning aircraft away from a populated area before crashing. The low flying bomber hit the ground at high speed, and its debris and broken parts were flung over a vast area. Masroor's death was a major loss for the PAF.
PAF Maripur air base was renamed Masroor Air base in his memory.
Sources:
1. The Straits Times 25 May 1967, p1: https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19670525-1.2.9
2. The Straits Times 26 May 1967, p3: https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Issue/straitstimes19670526-1
3. https://www.facebook.com/PAFSherdilsAerobaticTeam/posts/2150068688503938/
4. https://pdf.defence.pk/threads/air-cdre-masroor-hussain.21988/
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PAF_Base_Masroor
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Feb-2019 18:33 | TB | Added |
| 13-Mar-2019 15:39 | TB | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Sep-2023 06:46 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [[Other fatalities, Source, Narrative]] |
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