Paybills

Not to be confused with Playbill.
Paybills
پے بلز
The leader of Paybills FS Hussain in the cockpit of an Attacker
Active1952
Disbanded~1958
Country Pakistan
Allegiance Pakistan Armed Forces
Branch Pakistan Air Force
TypeFlight
RoleAerobatic display team
Part ofNo. 11 Squadron Arrows
Garrison/HQRPAF Base Drigh Road
Nickname(s)Paybills
Commanders
Notable
commanders		Squadron Leader F.S Hussain
Aircraft flown
FighterSupermarine Attacker Type 538

The Paybills was a Royal Pakistan Air Force (RPAF) aerobatic team that flew the Supermarine Attacker jet aircraft in the early 1950s. The unit was Pakistan's first jet powered aerobatic team and belonged to the RPAF's first operational jet fighter squadron, No. 11 Squadron Arrows.[1][2][3]

The team was formed in 1952 with 5 Supermarine Attackers by then Squadron Leader F.S Hussain who was a flight commander with the No. 11 Squadron. The team also included RPAF's renowned Jamal A. Khan and Zafar Masud.[4] The name Paybills was given to the team since it was the callsign of the No. 11 Squadron at the time.[1][5] While not much is known about its final years, the Attacker jets were retired from the air force in 1958.[6]

Paybills Team
Rank Name Reference(s)
Squadron Leader FS Hussain [7]
Flight Lieutenant Zafar Masud [7]
Flight Lieutenant Pete Malik [7]
Flying Officer A U Ahmed [7]
Flying Officer Jamal A. Khan [7]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "FIRST JET AEROBATIC TEAM 1952". Pakistan Air Force Official Website. Archived from the original on 2012-05-06.
  2. ^ "Paybills aerobatics team". AerobaticTeams.net.
  3. ^ Khan, Muhammad (2021-07-01). "Air Commodore FS Hussain-Prince of Pilots". Second To None Magazine. pp. 49–57.
  4. ^ Qadri, Azam; Ali, Muhammad (2014). Sentinels in the Sky (A Sage of PAF's Gallant Air Warriors). ASIN B07JX6VYZW.
  5. ^ "Prince of Pilots". Bol news. 2022-03-06.
  6. ^ "PAF Enters Jet Age". PAF Museum. Archived from the original on 2011-10-09.
  7. ^ a b c d e Group Capt., Hussaini (2020). Flying High (1st ed.). p. 25.