Kaiser Tufail

Air Commodore Kaiser Tufail TI(M), (Urdu: قیصر طفیل‎) is a retired fighter pilot of the Pakistan Air Force[1] and is better-known as an aviation historian and blogger.[1][3]

Kaiser Tufail
Air Commodore Kaiser Tufail (r) with Air Chief Marshal Mushaf Ali Mir (l).
Allegiance Pakistan
Service/branch Pakistan Air Force
Years of serviceJun 1975–Oct 2005
Rank Air Commodore[1][2]
Commands heldNo.8 Squadron (Haiders)
No.34 Flying Wing
Deputy Commandant PAF Air War College
Commandant PAF Air War College
PAF Base Shahbaz
PAF Base Masroor.[3]
Battles/warsSoviet–Afghan War
Kargil War
2001 Indo-Pakistan standoff
AwardsTamgha-e-Imtiaz (Military)
Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military)
Other workAviation History, Indus Valley Archaeology, Population Genetics, Adventure & Exploration[3]
WebsiteAeronaut
Footloose

Service

Kaiser Tufail was commissioned in 1975. After performing duties as a squadron pilot, he went on to command a fighter squadron (No.8 Tactical Attack Squadron equipped with Mirage V) at PAF Base Masroor[3] and a flying wing (No 34 Tactical Attack Wing) at PAF Base Rafiqui.[4] Later he commanded PAF Base Shahbaz and PAF Base Masroor.[3]

He has had the opportunity of flying virtually all types of trainers and fighters of the PAF during his service. These include T-6G Harvard, MFI-17 Mushaak, T-37, FT-5 (dual-seat MiG-17), F-6 (MiG-19), Mirage-III/5, F-16A/B Fighting Falcon, Mirage F-1E (Qatari AF), F-7P (MiG-21) and the F-7PG (F-7 double-delta variant).[3][5]

Kaiser Tufail was the Director of Operations of the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) during the Kargil conflict.[1] He served as Deputy Commandant and Commandant of the PAF Air War College. He also served as Senior Air Staff Officer (SASO) at the Southern Air Command before retiring in 2005.[3]

Kaiser Tufail is a graduate of the PAF Air War College and the National Defence College (National Defence University) and holds master's degrees in Strategic Studies and War Studies.[6][7]

Works as an aviation historian

Books
Air Commodore (Ret.) Kaiser Tufail receiving a memento from the 30th Commander of the Turkish Air Force, General. Akin Ozturk at the Turkish Air War College, Istanbul.
  • Great Air Battles of Pakistan Air Force[3][6][7]
  • In The Ring And On It's Feet

Articles
  • "Jacobabad Tales"[8][9]
  • "Alam's Speed-shooting Classic"[6][10][11][12]
  • "Run … it's a 104"[6][13][14]
  • "PAF on the Offensive – 1971 War"
  • "The Gujarat Beechcraft Incident – 1965 War"[15]
  • "Air Defence in Northern Sector – 1971 War"
  • "Air Support in Chamb – 1971 War"[16]
  • "Air Support in Shakargarh – 1971 War"[17]
  • "Air Support at Sea – 1971 War"[18]
  • "F-6s at War"[19]
  • "Air Support in Thar – 1971 War"[20]
  • "Mirages at War"[21][22]
  • "Kargil Conflict and Pakistan Air Force"[23][24]
  • "Shahbaz Over Golan"[6][25][26][27][28]
  • "It is the Man Behind the Gun"[6][29]
  • "A Hard Nut to Crack"[6][30]
  • "Cheapest Kill"[6][31]
  • "A Sword for Hussein"[6][32][33]
  • "Bo Kaata"[6][34]
  • "Mystery of the Downed Mystère"[6][35]
  • "Theirs But to Do and Die"[36][37]

References
  1. "Amazed we had so much in common: Pak officer on Indian Kargil pilot". Indian Express. 13 June 2009. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
  2. "Pakistan's military operations in Kashmir – Opinion". Al Jazeera English. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
  3. Pakistan. "Gebruikersprofiel: Kaiser Tufail". Blogger. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
  4. M. J. Gohari (18 January 2001). The Story of the Pakistan Air Force 1988–1998: A Battle Against Odds. USA: Oxford University Press. pp. 371–372. ISBN 978-9698553005.
  5. "Do or die". Dawn. 25 October 2009. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  6. Great Air Battles of Pakistan Air Force. Ferozsons (Pvt) Ltd. 2005.
  7. M. Kaiser Tufail. "M. Kaiser Tufail (Author of Great Air Battles of Pakistan Air Force)". Goodreads.com. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
  8. Defence Journal, Jan 2007 issue
  9. "Aeronaut: Jacobabad Tales". Kaiser-aeronaut.blogspot.com. 19 November 2008. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
  10. "Alam's Speed-shooting Classic". Defencejournal.com. 6 September 1965. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
  11. The News International, 6 September 2006
  12. "Aeronaut: Speed Shooting Classic". Kaiser-aeronaut.blogspot.com. 20 November 2008. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
  13. "Aeronaut: "Run … it's a 104"". Kaiser-aeronaut.blogspot.com. 19 November 2008. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
  14. Air Commodore M. Kaiser Tufail. "Run… It's a 104". Jang News. Archived from the original on 19 March 2007.
  15. Defence Journal, April 2011 issue
  16. Defence Journal, July 2010 issue
  17. Defence Journal, May 2010 issue
  18. Defence Journal, April 2010 issue
  19. Defence Journal, December 2009 issue
  20. Defence Journal, September–October 2009 issue
  21. Defence Journal, May 2009 issue
  22. Shaheen – Journal of the Pakistan Air Force, Vol 60
  23. Kaiser Tufail (June 2009). "Himalayan Showdown". Air Forces Monthly.
  24. Defence Journal (Pak), May 2009 issue
  25. Shaheen – Journal of the PAF, Summer 1999 issue
  26. Defence Journal, April 1999
  27. The News International, 26 April 1999
  28. Ausaf daily newspaper, 26 April 1999 (Urdu translation)
  29. Tufail, Kaiser (21 November 2008). "Aeronaut: It is the Man Behind the Gun". Kaiser-aeronaut.blogspot.com. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
  30. Tufail, Kaiser (21 November 2008). "Aeronaut: A Hard Nut to Crack". Kaiser-aeronaut.blogspot.com. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
  31. "Aeronaut: Cheapest Kill". Kaiser-aeronaut.blogspot.com. 20 November 2008. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
  32. Defence Journal, June 2003 issue
  33. "Aeronaut: A Sword for Hussein". Kaiser-aeronaut.blogspot.com. 20 November 2008. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
  34. Dawn (Books & Authors Supplement), 15 May 2005
  35. "Aeronaut: Mystery of the Downed Mystère". Kaiser-aeronaut.blogspot.com. 20 November 2008. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
  36. "Aeronaut: Theirs But to Do and Die". Kaiser-aeronaut.blogspot.com. 20 November 2008. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
  37. Dawn, 6 September 2007
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