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The Royal Pakistan Air Force (RPAF) was established on 15 August 1947 with the independence of Pakistan from British India. The RPAF began with a paper share allotment of 2,332 personnel, a fleet of 24 Tempest II fighter-bombers, 16 Hawker Typhoon fighters, two H.P.57 Halifax bombers, two Auster aircraft, twelve North American Harvard trainers and ten de Havilland Tiger Moth biplanes.
Pakistan Air Force (Urdu: پاک فضائیه) Motto : Sahrast ke daryast tah-e-bal-o-par-e-mast (English translation:- "Be it the deserts / Be it the rivers / All are under my wings") No. 9 Squadron: "How high you fly depends on how brave you are" No. 11 Squadron: "Your destination is beyond everyone else's destination"
This is an organized list of all active Wings of the Pakistan Air Force. They might have changed designations and roles various times over the years, so they are listed by their current designation. They might have changed designations and roles various times over the years, so they are listed by their current designation.
The Special Service Wing (SSW) is the newest special operations force, re-established by the Pakistan Air Force in 2004, in the wake of challenges posed by the Afghanistan war. [154] The unit was active earlier by the name of Special Air Warfare Wing and had seen action during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 and 1971. [155]
The Royal Pakistan Air Force (RPAF) was established on 15 August 1947 with the independence of Pakistan from British India. The RPAF began with a paper share allotment of 2,332 pe
Pakistan: Allegiance: Pakistan Armed Forces: Branch Pakistan Air Force: Role: Tactical Attack: Part of: Central Air Command. No. 34 Tactical Attack Wing; Airbase: PAF Base Rafiqui: Nickname(s) Zarrars: Motto(s) دو نیم ان کی ٹھوکر سے صحرا و دریا (Persian for 'The desert and the river from their stumble') Aircraft ...
Pilots of the No. 25 Squadron with their OC Sqn Ldr. Imtiaz Bhatti in 1968.. The No. 25 Squadron was raised in January 1966 at Sargodha Airbase under the command of Wing Commander Tawab (who later rose to command the BAF) and was one of the first two PAF squadrons to be equipped with the newly inducted Shenyang F-6 fighters; the other being the No. 23 Squadron "Talons".
On 10 April 1959, while most of Pakistan was celebrating the holy day of Eid ul-Fitr, an Indian Canberra B(I)58 from the 106 Squadron entered Pakistani airspace on a photo reconnaissance mission. Two PAF F-86F Sabres (flown by Flt. Lt. M. N. Butt as the leader and Flt. Lt. M. Yunis as the wingman) from the No. 15 Squadron on Air Defence Alert ...