Zaka Ullah Bhangoo

Brigadier Zaka Ullah Bhangoo (1948–2007) was a Pakistan Army aviator and one-star general who, after his retirement, became involved in flying microlight aircraft. He was killed in a light plane crash in Turkey in May 2007 while attempting a flight from the United Kingdom to Pakistan.

Zaka Ullah Bhangoo
Birth nameZaka Ullah Bhangoo
Born1948
Sheikhupura, Pakistan
Died2007
south of Trabzon, Turkey
Buried
Sheikhupura, Punjab
Kot Roshin Din, Sheikupura
Allegiance Pakistan
Service/branch Pakistan Army
Years of service1968–2000
Rank Brigadier
Unit23rd Frontier Force Regiment
Commands held1 Army Aviation Sqn
Battles/warsIndo-Pakistani War of 1971
Siachen Conflict
Indo-Pakistani War of 1999
War in North-West Pakistan
AwardsTamgah-e-Bisalat, Sitara-e-Bisalat
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