ISLAMABAD, Aug 20 (APP):The 48th martyrdom anniversary of Rashid Minhas was observed on Tuesday. Rashid Minhas was born on February 17, 1951, he is the youngest officer who received the Nishan-e-Haider award. On August 20 in 1971, as a pilot under training, Rashid was taxing out a T-33 Jet trainer for take-off, when a Bengali pilot instructor, Flight Lieutenant Mataur Rahman, forced his way into the rear cockpit, a private …
48th martyrdom anniversary of Rashid Minhas observed
ISLAMABAD, Aug 20 (APP):The 48th martyrdom anniversary of Rashid Minhas was observed on Tuesday.
Rashid Minhas was born on February 17, 1951, he is the youngest officer who received the Nishan-e-Haider award.
On August 20 in 1971, as a pilot under training, Rashid was taxing out a T-33 Jet trainer for take-off, when a Bengali pilot instructor, Flight Lieutenant Mataur Rahman, forced his way into the rear cockpit, a private news channel reported.
In mid-air Rahman knocked Minhas out, seized control of the aircraft and headed towards India and Rashid did the only thing within his control and forced that plane to crash just 32 miles from the Indian border.
