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Aviation History
1958
1958 - 0190.PDF
200 (Left) The sixteen Sabres which gave the display at Mauripur, and W/C. M. Z. Masud (centre, front) with members of the aerobatic team. PAKISTAN DISPLAY . . . spectators and caused a slight delay in the napalm attacks until ithad disappeared. The fiery and almost nuclear mushroom of smoke which bil-lowed up from the latter made a dramatic ending to the display, which gave convincing evidence of the enthusiasm and operationalefficiency of the comparatively small but obviously well-muscled Pakistan Air Force. At the conclusion of the event thousands of spectators swarmed across to the parked line of Sabres which had not been flown andclimbed enthusiastically over them, pressing and pulling every- thing movable and even getting into the cockpits. This, whilealarming and annoying to the few P.A.F. members trying vainly to keep them off, at least indicated the fascination and enthusiasmwhich had been aroused in the public by the display. Meanwhile, the King of Afghanistan, the President, and thevisiting Air Force representatives had been taken to the officers' mess for lunch; and during it the King was presented by thePresident with a replica of the P.A.F. badge as a tangible reminder of his attendance at a most successful and instructive display. Four F-86F Sabres of ths P.A.F. landing at Karachi. This photograph was taken from an accompanying T-33.
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