PAF Base Mushaf
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PAF Base Mushaf (formerly PAF Station Sargodha and 'PAF Base Sargodha), IATA: MSF, ICAO: OPMH), is a Pakistan Air Force airbase situated at Sargodha in Punjab, Pakistan. It is designated as a "Major Operational Base" (MOB) by the PAF.[3]
PAF Base Mushaf | |||||||||
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پی اے ایف بیس مصحف | |||||||||
| Part of Central Air Command | |||||||||
| Sargodha District, Punjab Province Near Sargodha in Pakistan | |||||||||
 Flight line of Mushaf airbase in 2024 | |||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||
| Type | Air Force base | ||||||||
| Owner | Ministry of Defense | ||||||||
| Operator | Pakistan Armed Forces | ||||||||
| Controlled by | Pakistan Air Force | ||||||||
| Condition | Operational | ||||||||
| Other site facilities | Combat Commanders' School | ||||||||
| Website | Pakistan Air Force | ||||||||
| Location | |||||||||
 PAF Base Mushaf Location of Mushaf airbase in Pakistan  PAF Base Mushaf PAF Base Mushaf (Pakistan) | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°02′55″N 72°39′55″E | ||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||
| Built | 1942 | ||||||||
| Built for | Royal Indian Air Force Pakistan Air Force | ||||||||
| Built by | British Raj (foundation) | ||||||||
| Battles/wars | 1965 Indo-Pakistani war 1971 Indo-Pakistani war Operation Sentinel Operation Swift Retort | ||||||||
| Garrison information | |||||||||
| Current commander | Air Commodore Hassan Faisal | ||||||||
| Garrison | 38 MR Wing Airpower Center of Excellence | ||||||||
| Occupants | 9 Squadron "Griffins" 23 Squadron "Talons" 24 Squadron "Blinders" 29 Aggressor Squadron CCS JF-17 "Fierce Dragons" CCS Mirage "Skybolts" 82 CS Squadron "Stallions" | ||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||
| Identifiers | IATA: MSF, ICAO: OPMH | ||||||||
| Elevation | 187 metres (614 ft) AMSL | ||||||||
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| Reference(s): [1][2] | |||||||||
It was known as PAF Base Sargodha until 2003, when it was renamed in honour of the former Base Commander and Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Mushaf Ali Mir, whose aircraft crashed on a routine flight near Kohat in February 2003.[4][5]
The PAF's Central Air Command (CAC), the Combat Commanders' School (CCS), and the PAF Airpower Centre of Excellence (PAF ACE) are based at PAF Base Mushaf, PAF Base Mushaf is the most elite and widely operational base in Pakistan, consisting of the highest equipped aircraft and squadrons and the best trained pilots and commanders.
History
PAF Base Mushaf was originally established as an airstrip by the Royal Air Force during the 1930s. After World War II, the airstrip was one of the Sargodha Satellite Fields, and was known as Sargodha (Main). In 1959, the airstrip was commissioned as PAF Base Sargodha. [6]
Incidents
On 1 November 2007, a suicide bomber struck the 50-seat bus carrying PAF officers to nearby Kirana Ammunition Depot, killing 11 people (including 7 officers) and injuring 28. The bombing took place on Faisalabad Road, where a motorcycle loaded with explosives rammed the bus and triggered the blast. All the officers were new recruits posted to PAFB Mushaf for training.[7]
This was the last major attack before the 2007 state of emergency was imposed on the country.
See also
- List of Pakistan Air Force Bases
- Sargodha Airfield Complex
- Sky Force (film), a 2025 Indian film about an attack on the base during the Indo-Pakistani war of 1965
References
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