Flg Offr Zia D Hassan,SJ with his B 57 bomber.

[Major d1]

Flying Officer Zia D Hassan was commissioned in Oct 1961 as Navigator of B-57 Bomber in PAF, He put in only 4 years service in flying in his 26 years of age when Indo-Pak War broke out on 6 Sep 65.He flew valiantly in the War and at the end of War he was decorated with 3rd highest gallantry award Sitara-e Jurrat(SJ) for his valor.He was one of the three Bengali SJ flyers( excluding Sqn Ldr MM Alam being a non Bengali East Pakistani who later opted for Pakistan). Flg Offr Zia was the youngest SJ in the War. Unfortunately he breathed his last too early,with 9+ years of service and at the age of 32 .He died in a tragic B 57 air crash on routine flight on the fateful night of 19 Mar 71 over Karachi,He was buried at Base Masroor in Karachi with full military honour as a War Hero, At his demise he left behind his young widow and a eight years old daughter. He got married only one and a half year back. Flg Offr Zia D Hassan,SJ is my eldest brother.Interestingly two gallantry award decorated brothers in a family fought in two wars where they fought the wars with/against the same opponents in different political and military scenario.

Flg Offr Zia D Hassan,SJ with his B 57 bomber.,sitting 4th from the right.Wg Comd (AVM) MK Bashar,BU seen 4th from the right at the back.

 

[Sage]

Salute !

 

[hassamun]

A true War Hero...Thanks for sharing @Major d1

 

[Michael Corleone]

Flying Officer Zia D Hassan was commissioned in Oct 1961 as Navigator of B-57 Bomber in PAF, He put in only 4 years service in flying in his 26 years of age when Indo-Pak War broke out on 6 Sep 65.He flew valiantly in the War and at the end of War he was decorated with 3rd highest gallantry award Sitara-e Jurrat(SJ) for his valor.He was one of the three Bengali SJ flyers( excluding Sqn Ldr MM Alam being a non Bengali East Pakistani who later opted for Pakistan). Flg Offr Zia was the youngest SJ in the War. Unfortunately he breathed his last too early,with 9+ years of service and at the age of 32 .He died in a tragic B 57 air crash on routine flight on the fateful night of 19 Mar 71 over Karachi,He was buried at Base Masroor in Karachi with full military honour as a War Hero, At his demise he left behind his young widow and a eight years old daughter. He got married only one and a half year back. Flg Offr Zia D Hassan,SJ is my eldest brother.Interestingly two gallantry award decorated brothers in a family fought in two wars where they fought the wars with/against the same opponents in different political and military scenario.

Flg Offr Zia D Hassan,SJ with his B 57 bomber.,sitting 4th from the right.Wg Comd (AVM) MK Bashar,BU seen 4th from the right at the back.

MM Alam was East Pakistani. Born in Calcutta... technically it's a region of bengal.