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Masroor Hosain
Air Commodore Masroor Hosain (29 December 1922 — 24 May 1967) was among the pioneer officers of the Pakistan Air Force, a one-star rank officer, aerobatic pilot, and fighter pilot. In the summer of 1952, Hosain was the captain of the Royal Pakistan Air Force Hockey team during their tour to Australia and New Zealand. On 24 May 1967, while approaching runway 27 at PAF Station 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 noted as 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, Commander-in-Chief Air Marshal Asghar Khan, wrote an #Death, obituary for him in ''The Pakistan Times''. On 24 May 1968, PAF Station Mauripur was renamed to PAF Station Masroor in h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bulandshahr
Bulandshahr, formerly Baran, is a city and a municipal board in Bulandshahr district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is the administrative headquarters of Bulandshahr district and part of Delhi NCR region. According to the Government of India, district Bulandshahr is one of the Minority Concentrated Districts of India on the basis of the 2011 census data on population, socio-economic indicators and basic amenities indicators. Etymology An early history of Bulandshahr and the origin of its name is given by British District magistrate and collector for the Indian Civil Service, Frederic Salmon Growse, in a paper titled "Bulandshahr Antiquities" published in the '' Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal'' in 1879. Bulandshahr was founded as 'Baran' by the king Ahibaran. Since it was perched on a highland it came to be known as "high city", (), which translates as Bulandshahr in Persian language during the Mughal era. History Early history The history of Buland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
