Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Sargodha Airfield Complex
- The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was keep. (non-admin closure) Cavarrone 09:42, 11 August 2026 (UTC)
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The article does not establish that "Sargodha Airfield Complex" is, or has ever been, a notable subject in its own right.
Most of the content duplicates or summarizes information that belongs in articles on PAF Base Mushaf and the Pakistan Air Force, or other individual military installations. No independent sources are presented that discuss the "Sargodha Airfield Complex" as a distinct military installation, organization, or geographic entity.
In the absence of substantial independent coverage, the article fails WP:V and WP:N, and risks constituting WP:OR by synthesizing multiple facilities into a standalone subject that is not itself recognized in reliable sources. Salman Al Basri (talk) 08:09, 4 August 2026 (UTC)
- Note: this discussion has been included in the AfD sorting lists for the following topics: Military, Aviation, and Pakistan. Shellwood (talk) 08:11, 4 August 2026 (UTC)
- Keep - see below
- 1: the article summarises the history of PAF Base Mushaf because it falls under the prose of the article
- 2: multiple books name a “Sargodha airfield complex,” “airfield complex at Sargodha,” and even name the four airfields that operated under that complex (Beyond Fear: True Stories on Life in the Indian Armed Forces, Air Warriors True Stories of Valour and Courage from the Indian Air Force, etc)
- 3: It is often that a cluster of airfields is referred to as an airfield complex, for example Port Moresby Airfield Complex which was recognised as one on Wikipedia since 2013
- 4: The complex as recognised, former military infrastructure played a notable role during 1965 Indian air raid, and has an opportunity for further expansion Bollardant (talk) 11:05, 4 August 2026 (UTC)
- We need more than to know that someone has referred to them as an airfield complex: we need a published discussionof the complex. Does that exist? If there is sourcing relevant to the 1965 air raid, can you provide some? M kuhner (talk) 21:24, 4 August 2026 (UTC)
- Hello,
- I have located many sources and will be featured in the article soon: Flight of the Falcon: Demolishing Myths of Indo-Pak Wars 1965–1971, by Air Commodore (Retd.) Sajad S. Haider. Explains role as an airfield complex and relation to the air wars.
- Also, the article has been heavily improved since AfD submission - replacing reliant sources like forums and GlobalSecurity
- Next, will be looking to redo the whole air war segment. Bollardant (talk) 13:52, 5 August 2026 (UTC)
- We need more than to know that someone has referred to them as an airfield complex: we need a published discussionof the complex. Does that exist? If there is sourcing relevant to the 1965 air raid, can you provide some? M kuhner (talk) 21:24, 4 August 2026 (UTC)
- Keep this appears to be a viable topic for an article, as demonstrated by Bollardant's good work here. Nick-D (talk) 10:49, 7 August 2026 (UTC)
- Keep — The article has been substantially improved since its deletion nomination (originally nominated by me). It now provides a structured history of the Sargodha Airfield Complex, including its establishment during the Second World War, its role during the 1965 Indo-Pakistani War, and separate coverage of Sargodha Main, Bhagtanwala, Chota Sargodha, and Wagowal. It also includes references to published sources and historical works. The article should therefore be retained while further sourcing and improvements can continue. Salman Al Basri (talk) 08:20, 11 August 2026 (UTC)
- The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.