F-7's flying in Rawalpindi

[abdulbarijan]

I dont know what happened, however i can confirm there were six birds flying, and thats quite unusual considering the area of Rawalpindi that I live in,we only get to see the likes of fighter jets when they are to perform in 23rd march etc however today at the time frame from 12:30 to 12:45 we had 6 flying over i couldn't get an eye on the first three however last three were surely F-7's..

Any body know whats going on??

 

[Safriz]

well they aren't shooting drones,thats for sure..........whatever else they are doing is insignificant.

 

[Khan Sahab]

I guess there were just two F-7s which circled the city thrice. Unusual for sure.

 

[Windjammer]

PAF often has a detachment deployed at Chaklala Air Base,.....the air force could be undertaking some training manoeuvres.

 

[Najam Khan]

I dont know what happened, however i can confirm there were six birds flying, and thats quite unusual considering the area of Rawalpindi that I live in,we only get to see the likes of fighter jets when they are to perform in 23rd march etc however today at the time frame from 12:30 to 12:45 we had 6 flying over i couldn't get an eye on the first three however last three were surely F-7's..

Any body know whats going on??

I watched two F-7s(14Sqn possibly) circling over Qasim Aviation base, Rawalpindi. No.14 Sqn is tasked with defending the capital city an this flight could be a part of routine operational preparedness.

Not so clear shot, but thats how they were flying typical 2-ship formation.

...Thank me for the camerawork

 

[abdulbarijan]

I guess there were just two F-7s which circled the city thrice. Unusual for sure.

I dont know ....but i definitely saw 3 with my own eyes, and heard 3 the first time around so i assumed 6...could just be 3 circling around ...who knows.....however its quite unusual

 

[Bratva]

I watched two F-7s(14Sqn possibly) circling over Qasim Aviation base, Rawalpindi. No.14 Sqn is tasked with defending the capital city an this flight could be a part of routine operational preparedness.

Not so clear shot, but thats how they were flying typical 2-ship formation.

...Thank me for the camerawork

Najam Bhai any idea,,, Priority of equipping 14 squadron with JF-17 stands where? It's the important squadron and it should have received JF-17 first nai?

 

[Safriz]

@ NajamKhan,sir you should have a SLR with telescopic lens

 

[Najam Khan]

Najam Bhai any idea,,, Priority of equipping 14 squadron with JF-17 stands where? It's the important squadron and it should have received JF-17 first nai?

Good question, No.2 Sqn also has very old F-7s (from Handshake-I i guess.) I heard somewhere in 2009 that a good number of 2Sqn's F-7 were at the end of their service, some were overhauled and some F7/FT7s were taken on loan from other units. Now If C-802 AShM is integrated with JF-17 successfully then re-reequipping 2Sqn is also possible in 2013.

14 Sqn is also an important unit in Northern Sector, but presence of good number of JF-17 units (16 and 26 Sqn) already make this sector very stronger.

@ NajamKhan,sir you should have a SLR with telescopic lens

The problem with my camera, Nikon-L120 is that it has no option for boresight photography...in daylight sun creates big problem as photographer only has LCD to focus on

 

[Windjammer]

Good question, No.2 Sqn also has very old F-7s (from Handshake-I i guess.) I heard somewhere in 2009 that a good number of 2Sqn's F-7 were at the end of their service, some were overhauled and some F7/FT7s were taken on loan from other units. Now If C-802 AShM is integrated with JF-17 successfully then re-reequipping 2Sqn is also possible in 2013.

14 Sqn is also an important unit in Northern Sector, but presence of good number of JF-17 units (16 and 26 Sqn) already make this sector very stronger.

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Wouldn't that task be assigned to No 2 unit, based in Masroor, last i heard was that 25 Squadron is stationed in Minawali. ??

 

[Zarvan]

Either they are deploying planes some where or they are part of training exercises but their was no news of PAF doing or starting some exercise

 

[Jango]

I have a flight tomorrow from Isl, maybe i can get a shot of some F-7's!!!

 

[AZADPAKISTAN2009]

May have been a message for incoming drone that was coming into Pakistan Air Space

 

[Qasibr]

During my trips to Lahore, I'd wake up every morning and soon after dawn, and see two F-7's fly East, and about half an hour later, they'd fly back. They fly high, not very noisy, and under certain weather conditions they leave contrails.

So I don't think this is anything unusual. Probably a training sortie.

 

[Skywalker]

Let me guys give you a hint... when the PAF last time closed down the airspace over multan...that was due to a very small size drone flying over multan airspace...PAF tried to lock that on...shamefully they could not do it due its really small size ( well this prove size does matter). This time maybe the usual flight in cap but who knows. And folks dont ask me about the source.