Alauddin House

Sqn Ldr Alauddin Ahmed led his Squadron in twenty combat missions against the Indian ground and air forces. His leadership throughout the operations was cool, courageous and most determined which inspired the greatest confidence against pilots of his formations and resulted in destruction of many Indian tanks and vehicles. In his last sortie, he attacked and blew up an important ammunition train at Gurdaspur railhead in complete disregard to his personal safety. During this attack on Sep 13, his aircraft was damaged and was reported missing over enemy territory. Subsequently, it was confirmed that the officer died in this action. For his exemplary leadership, courage, and valour, Sqn Ldr Alauddin Ahmed is awarded Sitara-i-Jurat.

In 1961, the PAF received its first F-104 “Starfighter” interceptor, a uniquely different design which could fly in excess of Mach-2 and reach altitudes in excess of 100,000 feet. This was first Mach-2 aircraft to go into squadron service and was understandably the envy of all those flying lesser capable aircrafts. Total 12 aircrafts were inducted in No-9 squadron. F-104 played a major role in the success of Pakistan Air Force in 1965 war.