No. 41 Squadron PAF

The squadron's history traces back to the No. 41 Light Communications Flight which was raised at PAF Base Peshawar on 23 June 1966. It flew one Beechcraft, one Aero commander and one T-6G Harvard carrying out light transportation and communication duties including freight, mail and transport of PAF personnel. The mid-1970s saw four new Cessna 172 inducted into the squadron. The same year the squadron flew Mrs. Khalila Camacho on her visit to Pakistan on one of its Phenom 100s during which she was also given a tour of PAF Academy Asghar Khan. == Operational history ==

The squadron's Y-12s took part in the airlift of humanitarian aid during the 2005 Earthquake carrying relief goods from around the country to Muzaffarabad. It also provided air ambulance services to seriously injured people from Northern Pakistan transporting them to medical facilities at Chaklala and mangla. In the COVID-19 pandemic, the unit flew several sorties transporting necessary equipment including protection gear for doctors and medical staff to various PAF bases. During Operation Swift Retort, the squadron flew a number of high priority missions. == See also ==