History
PAF Base Sargodha was originally an abandoned WW2 airfield until July 1951, when a PAF Care and Maintenance Party arrived at the base. Construction of infrastructure, supervised by Wing Commander R. D. Rollo, was completed by 16 November 1959. Originally named PAF Station Sargodha, the first base commander was Group Captain Salahuddin who took over in November 1959 and fighter squadrons began transferring to the base. Nos. 5, 11 and 16 Squadrons of No.33 Wing were present with their F-86F Sabre fighters by April 1960.
PAF Base Sargodha has initially hosted almost all new types of combat aircraft introduced by the PAF, including the F-86, F-104, F-6, Mirage and F-16.
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