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Pakistan Army Aviation in Bangladesh-1991
On night 29/30 April 1991 a cyclone having speed of 280 kilometers per hour, with temperature of the eye of cyclone in region of 300 Degrees Centigrade and tidal surges of 15-18 feet accompanied with lashing rain hit the coastal areas of Chittagong, Cox's Bazar, over running Hatia Island and contacting Noakhali. Within minutes the entire coastal area lay buried under an unending sheet of swirling water 15 to 18 feet high. The ferocious tidal bore took with it 150,000 people never to see the light of the day again and same number of people were injured.
Pakistan Army planned for 6th Aviation Squadron (ERC) to be in position by 5th May 1991 in Bangladesh to carryout cyclone relief operation with two UH-IH helicopters along with crew and maintenance persons.
One C-130 along with two tail booms and four maintenance persons were airborne at 2300 hours 4th May 1991. 6th Aviation Squadron team arrived Dhaka at 1130 hours on 5th May.
Helicopters were reassembled on 6th May 1991 and were ready for move to operational area by 1430 hours 7th May 1991.
Pakistani team was the first foreign team to arrive at Chittagong.
Major General Mehmood ul Hassan General Officer Commanding 24 Division briefed the team leader and pilots on areas requiring immediate dropping of relief goods, medical teams, medicines etc. The relief operation was to be carried out along with the two BAF helicopters that were already operating in the area which were Anowara, Bahskhali, Kutubdia Island,Matarbar Island, Moheshkhali Island, Chakoria, and Raj Khali
In this relief operation, six other countries, India, USA, Japan, China, Thailand and England also participated. They all employed twin engine helicopters.
The Pakistani 6th Aviation Squadron crew included Lieutenant Colonel Wahid Khan, Majors Iqbal Kashmiri, Hafiz Nadir, Arshad Tareen, and Captains were Abid Ali and Asad. Subedar Jehan Dad, Havildars Rafiquejjaz, Abdul Rehman, Munnawar Hussain, Abdul Razzaq, and Naiks Shabbir,Zaman and Shafi Nazir were part of team.
Load carried 77.45 Tons of relief goods.
Bangladeshis Rescued 152
Hours flown 82
Sorties under taken 123
TEXT is Copied from:
History of Pakistan Army Aviation 1947-2007
written by: Aamir Cheema, Muhammad Azam, Mushtaq Madni
@Ulla @The Sandman @HAKIKAT @LadyFinger @Baloch Pakistani
On night 29/30 April 1991 a cyclone having speed of 280 kilometers per hour, with temperature of the eye of cyclone in region of 300 Degrees Centigrade and tidal surges of 15-18 feet accompanied with lashing rain hit the coastal areas of Chittagong, Cox's Bazar, over running Hatia Island and contacting Noakhali. Within minutes the entire coastal area lay buried under an unending sheet of swirling water 15 to 18 feet high. The ferocious tidal bore took with it 150,000 people never to see the light of the day again and same number of people were injured.
Pakistan Army planned for 6th Aviation Squadron (ERC) to be in position by 5th May 1991 in Bangladesh to carryout cyclone relief operation with two UH-IH helicopters along with crew and maintenance persons.
One C-130 along with two tail booms and four maintenance persons were airborne at 2300 hours 4th May 1991. 6th Aviation Squadron team arrived Dhaka at 1130 hours on 5th May.
Helicopters were reassembled on 6th May 1991 and were ready for move to operational area by 1430 hours 7th May 1991.
Pakistani team was the first foreign team to arrive at Chittagong.
Major General Mehmood ul Hassan General Officer Commanding 24 Division briefed the team leader and pilots on areas requiring immediate dropping of relief goods, medical teams, medicines etc. The relief operation was to be carried out along with the two BAF helicopters that were already operating in the area which were Anowara, Bahskhali, Kutubdia Island,Matarbar Island, Moheshkhali Island, Chakoria, and Raj Khali
In this relief operation, six other countries, India, USA, Japan, China, Thailand and England also participated. They all employed twin engine helicopters.
The Pakistani 6th Aviation Squadron crew included Lieutenant Colonel Wahid Khan, Majors Iqbal Kashmiri, Hafiz Nadir, Arshad Tareen, and Captains were Abid Ali and Asad. Subedar Jehan Dad, Havildars Rafiquejjaz, Abdul Rehman, Munnawar Hussain, Abdul Razzaq, and Naiks Shabbir,Zaman and Shafi Nazir were part of team.
Load carried 77.45 Tons of relief goods.
Bangladeshis Rescued 152
Hours flown 82
Sorties under taken 123
TEXT is Copied from:
History of Pakistan Army Aviation 1947-2007
written by: Aamir Cheema, Muhammad Azam, Mushtaq Madni
@Ulla @The Sandman @HAKIKAT @LadyFinger @Baloch Pakistani
