Photograph: Squadron Leader Syed Abid Raza was Officer In charge & Officer Commanding, Field Maintenance Squadron, PAF Base Masroor, Mauripur, Pakistan (March 1959 - December 1960). It was a Field Appointment and the responsibility entailed, the second line servicing of all types of aircraft, aeroengines, their components and ground support equipment held in the inventory of PAF Base, Mauripur (F-86F Sabre, B-57 bombers, T-33 trainers etc.).  

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Note: The airbase at Mauripur was established by Britain (Royal Indian Air Force, RIAF) during World War II in 1940–1941. On establishment of the Royal Pakistan Air Force (RPAF) the base became RPAF Station Mauripur and after 1956, as PAF Station Mauripur. PAF Base Mauripur was renamed PAF Base Masroor in honor of former Base Commander, Air Commodore Masroor Hussain, who died in June 1967 due to a bird strike on his aircraft. He managed to direct the burning aircraft away from a populated area before crashing. PAF Base Masroor is the largest airbase operated by the Pakistan Air Force. It is located in the Mauripur area of Karachi, in the Sindh province. (Source available upon request).

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