Paf Base Minhas
Pakistan Air Force Base, Minhas (IATA: ATG, ICAO: OPMS) is a PAF Airbase located at (Kamra Cantt) Attock District, Punjab, Pakistan.
It was named in the honour of Pilot Officer Rashid Minhas, who was awarded the Nishan-e-Haider for valor in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. Pakistan Aeronautical Complex is located in Minhas Airbase which manufactures aircraft like CAC/PAC JF-17 Thunder, PAC MFI-17 Mushshak, Hongdu JL-8. It also rebuilds aircraft like the Dassault Mirage and Chengdu F-7. Currently, PAF Base Minhas is equipped with JF-17 aircraft operated by No.16 Squadron also called "Black Panthers".
Minhas Air Force Base, Kamra | |||||||||||
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 Logo of PAF Base Minhas | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||
| Owner | Government of Pakistan | ||||||||||
| Operator | Pakistan Air Force | ||||||||||
| Location | Attock | ||||||||||
| Commander |   Agha Mehr Gul | ||||||||||
| Occupants | Pakistan Air Force | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,023 ft / 312 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°52′8″N 72°24′3″E / 33.86889°N 72.40083°E | ||||||||||
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On 16 August 2012, nine Tehrik-e-Taliban militants assaulted PAF Base Minhas at about 2 am. After a pitched battle all nine attackers were killed while two Pakistani security officials also died. The base commander, Air Commodore Muhammad Azam, was reported wounded in the attack as well. The militants also destroyed one Saab 2000 Erieye plane and damaged one or two others.
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References
External links
- Airport information for Minhas Airbase[usurped] at World Aero Data
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