1977 Bangladesh Air Force mutiny

1977 Bangladesh Air Force mutiny
	; Several dead airmen on the airport tarmac after the mutiny has been put down
Date	2 October 1977
Location	Dhaka Airport, Dhaka Division, Bangladesh
Result	Defeat of the mutineers Sergeant Afsar is arrested and later executed; Beginning of the 1977 Bangladesh mass executions; Over 1,000 soldiers and airmen are executed for allegedly taking part in the failed coups d'état;
Belligerents
Government of Bangladesh; Ministry of Defence Bangladesh Armed Forces Bangladesh Army; Bangladesh Air Force; ; ; Japanese Red Army	Opposition to Ziaur Rahman; Bangladesh Air Force mutineers; Army Signals Corps mutineers; JaSaD sympathizers; Communist Party of East Bengal;
Commanders and leaders
Ziaur Rahman; A. G. Mahmud; S. H. Rumi	Afsar Ali Khan ; Sheikh Abdul Latif
Casualties and losses
10 killed	20 killed; 60 captured

The 1977 Bangladesh Air Force mutiny was an attempted coup staged on 2 October 1977 by members of Bangladesh Air Force and the Signal Corps of Bangladesh Army. The mutiny was led by Sergeant Afsar Ali Khan of the air force, who was a member of the Communist Party of East Bengal.