National favourite Rashid Minhas remembered today

Rashid, who was innate on Feb 17 1951, stays a youngest officer to accept a Nishan-e-Haider endowment and was a initial target of a tip honour of flattery for a Pakistan Air Force (PAF).

He got his early preparation from Karachi and on reaching a proposal age of 17, he assimilated Pakistan Air Force Academy in Risalpur as a Flying Cadet. In 1971, Rashid graduated from a academy as a ubiquitous avocation commander and was posted to PAF bottom Masroor in Karachi’s Mauripur area to file his skills as a warrior pilot.

On Aug 20, 1971, as a commander still underneath training, Rashid was fatiguing out a T-33 Jet tutor for take-off, when a Bengali commander instructor, Flight Lieutenant Mataur Rahman, forced his approach into a back cockpit. In mid-air Rahman knocked Minhas out, seized control of a aircraft and headed towards India.

With usually 40 miles of Pakistan domain remaining, Rashid regained alertness and attempted to recover control of his aircraft. Failing to do so, he did a usually thing within his control to forestall a aircraft from being taken to India he forced that craft to pile-up usually 32 miles from a Indian border, deliberately sacrificing his life for a honour of Pakistan.

Rashid was laid to rest on Aug 21, 1971 with full troops honours. The immature trainee pilot’s whole family attended a funeral, along with comparison PAF and other Armed Forces personnel.
Rashid was posthumously awarded Pakistan’s tip troops honour a Nishan-e-Haider announced by afterwards boss General Yahya Khan. He became a youngest male and a usually member of a Pakistan Air Force to win a award.

Article source: https://www.suchtv.pk/pakistan/general/item/73912-youngest-officer-to-receive-the-nishan-e-haider.html