Dragon Fire

Samungli Airbase, near Quetta, Pakistan: 30°14′ N, 66°55′ E

Until now, PAF Samungli, base for the Pakistani Mirage fighters, had escaped attack. Now, however, it was a prime target because of its involvement in the Ghauri surface-to-surface missile project. In 1998, Pakistan carried out Ghauri’s first test flight. It was launched from Malute near the city of Jhelum (32°58′ N, 73°45′ E) in north-east Pakistan and landed within the grounds of the Samungli airbase, west of Quetta. Indian aircraft destroyed both the airbase and the Malute launch site.