A majority of the aircraft, weapons and radar are
displayed outside in the park but the main museum features all major fighter
aircraft that have been used by the Pakistan Air Force. The museum also
houses the Vickers VC.1 Viking aircraft used by Mohammed Ali
Jinnah, founder of Pakistan, and a Folland Gnat of the Indian Air Force,
that landed in Pasrur town, Pakistan in the Indo-Pakistani war
of 1965. Also on display are the scale models of some World War I, World
War II and some more modern aircraft and photo galleries of almost all the
squadrons of Pakistan Air Force.
The museum is managed by a committee headed by the
Air Officer Commanding Southern Air Command; however, it is managed and run by
the deputy chairman. Recently the museum has been renamed as Historical
Archives Section and given additional responsibilities for maintaining some
documented history of the PAF. The current director deputy chairman of the museum is GP Capt
Rizwan Idris. However, the museum was developed by Wing Commander Syed Salman
Ahmed.
The museum was established in 1990 in two unused
hangars in a remote part of the Base. The museum was expanded significantly
from its humble beginnings in the period 1999–2004. Additions include children
playing areas, rides, and eateries.
