A multimedia profile of Pakistan Air Force Squadron 14, nicknamed as “Tail Choppers” was released in celebration of their golden jubilee.

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Tail Choppers commemorating the golden jubilee of the No. 14 Squadron, nicknamed "The Tail Choppers", of the Pakistan Air Force. Made in collaboration with the Pakistan Air Force, this CD-ROM includes videos, interviews, paintings, photographs and text which cover the history of the squadron in full color detail.

'Tail Choppers – 50 Years of Excellence’ was developed and launched in 1998 commemorating the golden jubilee of the No. 14 Squadron, nicknamed "The Tail Choppers", of the Pakistan Air Force.

Made in collaboration with the Pakistan Air Force, this interactive CD-ROM showcases a complete history of the No. 14 Squadron from the year 1948 to 1998.

History

The ‘History’ section traces the history of the squadron through the year, with a descriptive historical background of Tail Choppers, a timeline covering major milestones and the highlights of the 50th Anniversary Celebrations of the squadron.

The ‘Historic Milestones’ timeline features many photographs, illustrations, interviews, as well as actual video clips showing the flights and raids in real time as they happened, providing fuller explanations of events of each period in the timeline. Interviews of key figures have been included, narrating the account of their encounters with the enemies.

'The 50th Anniversary Celebrations’ covers the highlights of the event, group photographs of the squadron, and the addresses (video clips) by the Air Vice Marshal – (Retd.) Dilawar Hussain and Air Vice Marshal – (Retd.) Khyber Khan.

Personnel

The ‘Personnel’ section contains the details of martyrs and Gallantry Award winners of 1965 and 1971 wars. Other significant personalities include Squadron Commanders who added a new chapter of courage and honor to the Pakistan Air Force history. The caricatures on ‘The Lighter Side’ page give an interesting touch to the CD-ROM.

Aircraft

The Aircraft section provides an insight into the fascinating history of the aircraft through the years (1948-1998). The history of the aircraft has been broken into periodic sections over a timeline. All the aircrafts have been showcased through photographs, textual descriptions, illustrations and video clips of live flights or raids as they occurred. Some of the aircraft included in this section are Harvard, the first training aircraft of Pakistan (1948), F-865 (1956), F-16 (1986), F-7p (1998) etc. This section contains a total of 11 videos clips of aircraft.

Crest & Color

'Crest & Color’ provides explanations of the squadron symbols/badges, the squadron motto and its translation.

The ‘Tail Choppers’ CD-ROM effectively uses the components of multimedia, i.e. live footage, interviews, text, photographs, illustrations and audio, to take the viewer on a captivating journey through the history of the No. 14 Squadron, in full-color detail.