One of the most extraordinary chapters of his wartime service unfolded away from the heat of a dogfight. In a mission as daring as it was delicate, Saad Hatmi was tasked with ferrying a captured enemy Gnat from Pasrur to Sargodha.
Flying an unfamiliar aircraft, one designed and flown by the adversary, deep within an active warzone demanded not just skill but exceptional confidence and composure.
Undeterred, Hatmi took to the skies, mastering the aircraft in real time and safely landed it at Sargodha. The mission was executed flawlessly, turning a captured asset into a valuable intelligence and morale victory.
Today in History On this day, 22 March, we commemorate the death anniversary of Air Commodore Syed Saad Hatmi, SJ - a decorated Ghazi of the 1965 War whose c...
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