During World War II, his squadron was part of the British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF) in Imperial Japan, stationed on an aircraft carrier.

While there, FS as an aerial photographer, was tasked with capturing images of the bombed-out cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, unaware of the radiation exposure risks at that time, which eventually led to his death while in service, as Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Training) at the PAF Headquarters.

[2][3] In his early days as a Flying Officer, Syed Masood Akhtar writes that FS' remarkable mastery of low-level aerobatics became legendary in the RPAF.

"Whether he was flying a Hawker Fury just a few feet above the ground, kicking up dust on the runway with his propeller wash, or gracefully executing a B-point roll just above the treetops, he made it "all seem like child's play.” By the early 1950s, he was rapidly gaining fame throughout Pakistan and internationally as "F.S.

The Commandant of the school lauded him, saying, “This officer who is a member of the Royal Pakistan Air Force, for combat flying, is outstanding in every way.

He achieved the finest result in the air ever experienced in the Central Gunnery School, Leconfield England.”[5][6] On 12 March 1950 at Risalpur, he took off in a Hawker Sea Fury and performed an aerobatic display in honor of The Shah of Pahlavi Iran.

After the performance, former MRAF Arthur Tedder remarked, “A generation of pilots is yet to be born, who will try to achieve the standards already perfected by Flt Lt FS Hussain of the RPAF.”[1] He rose to fame once more on 22 December 1956, captivating the Karachi crowd with his signature slow roll and inverted pull-up performed at low altitude, flying solo at 600 mph.

[9] Fuad Shahid Hussain was born on 20 July 1924 in Lucknow to a noble Muslim family of the Qidwai clan and was the youngest of six children, three sisters and three brothers.

His father, Shaikh Shahid Hussain Qidwai (1878-1924) was a respected Taluqdar of Ghadia district in British India and died shortly before he was born.

[12] Fuad's father, Shaikh Shahid Hussain Qidwai was a prominent figure in British India and was a close associate of Motilal Nehru.

After completing his Intermediate Examination at Canning College, Lucknow, Shaikh pursued higher education at the University of Cambridge, earning a B.A.

[1] On 15 March 1945, he took off in his Hurricane IID and did unauthorized low aerobatics in Peshawar, while doing so, his aircraft hit a tree leading to the propeller getting damaged.

After landing in Peshawar, he taxied into the Hurricane IIC of Fg Officer Bal Bhagwan Marathe at excessive speed from dispersal with extensive skin damage to the main plane and propeller.

FS played his role well, acting like a novice pilot, pulling off risky moves and pretending that he was about to crash into the ground several times.

[25] F/L Hussain was one of the pilots who participated in the RPAF's 'At Home' air display in Lahore Cantonment, organised by Wing Commander S.A. Joseph on 5 February 1950, which was attended by approximately 100,000 people.

The crowd held its breath as he masterfully handled the fighter, performing a series of fast, slow, square, and half rolls at speeds exceeding 500 mph.

In the book, Flight of the Falcon, Sajad Haider wrote: "FS Hussain, the greatest fighter pilot PAF ever had.

He would loop an Attacker or F-86 inverted all the way, and at Karachi flying club we witnessed him do these very crazy manoeuvres in a Tiger Moth bi-plane, spin it from 2000 feet and scare the crap out of us.

Major Smallen of the USAF summoned the 100 international students to a briefing room, where he also reprimanded FS, saying “Now there are some hot-rods around here that make me uncomfortable.

Today, you Major Hoosain (FS Hussain) violated the basic tenet of flying safety; I can send you packing home and you can do all the low-level aerobatics you want and I know you are damned good at it, but it won’t work here.

He led the two other RPAF pilots along a lengthy route over Istres, Malta, Gulf of Aden, Nicosia, Baghdad, finally arriving in Karachi.

[1] After graduating from the RAF Staff College, Andover, he was promoted to Group Captain and appointed Chief Inspector of Flight Safety of the PAF on 25 April 1959.

Emphasizing the need to maintain and exceed the safety standards, Asghar Khan announced plans to introduce further measures, including creating an accident research section in the Chief Inspectorate Pakistan Air Force to explore various issues.

The C-in-C of the PAF Nur Khan formed a committee led by FS to review and improve operational plans.

Airborne commandos were to be deployed to sabotage IAF bases on the first night of conflict, and the number of missions per aircraft per day was to be increased to reduce the disparity in air power.

[32] The PAF's concern about its lack of nighttime air defense led Nur Khan to assign FS Hussain to Peshawar to develop night interception techniques using the F-86 Sabre.

[1] During World War II, FS Hussain's squadron was part of the British Commonwealth Occupation Force's to Japan, where they were deployed on an aircraft carrier.

[9] The yearly trophy awarded to the Best Flight Safety Officer in the Pakistan Air Force is named after FS Hussain.

[35] Zafar Chaudhry in his book, Mosaic of Memory, wrote: "FS was totally dedicated to his profession and had only one desire and ambition in life: to stay in the flying business.

Thus, when he started developing a physical disorder rather early in life, his reaction was to conceal it and to ignore it so that it should not lead to his being removed from flying status- a situation he was simply not prepared to accept.