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No. 7 Squadron, nicknamed the Bandits, is a tactical attack squadron of the #Pakistan Air Force. Which is under the No. 31 Tactical Attack wing. At firstx 7 Sqn was equipped with B-57 Canberra. It was later decided to reequip the Bandits with Dassault Mirage IIIO fighters procured from Australia in 1991. In 1997 the unit received the ex-Australian Mirage IIIO fighters, which had been upgraded under Project ROSE. These ROSE I fighters had been installed with new avionics, including FIAR Grifo M3 radar, which allowed the squadron's role to be changed from tactical attack to multi-role. The squadron was deployed over Balochistan for air defence prior to Pakistan's nuclear tests in 1998. Mirage of No 7 Squadron carried out test of Ra'ad missile.
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Pakistan Air Force Mirage IIIDP from No. 7 TA Squadron Bandits takes off while Saab 2000 from No. 21 ATS Squadron Burraqs waits for it's turn. This Mirage airframe, 67-301, is oldest one in PAF service.
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One of the first PAF Mirage-III loaded with the SNEB & supersonic drop tank combo that was used on Mirages by many operators including PAF. ...
The Mirages remind me my childhood in 80’. I was living near a french airbase north of Paris ( definitely closed since few years), flying almost everyday. Oh my God !
Saw a bunch of these things take off and land at sargodha AFB along with vipers and thunders, close enough to see the pilots and instruments. Quite majestic