No. 41 Squadron PAF
military unit
No. 41 VIP Communication Squadron nicknamed Albatross is a military communications unit of the Pakistan Air Force. It is part of the 35th Air Mobility Wing, Federal Air Command and is located at PAF Base Nur Khan.
History
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.
In 1985, the flight was re-established as the No. 41 VIP Light Communications Squadron and was shifted to PAF Base Nur Khan in 1988 where its offices were accommodated in mobile huts. In 1991, four Cessna-172 were purchased from the PIA. In October 1987, a government owned Piper Seneca-II was transferred from the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission and added into the squadron's fleet.
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