PAF Squadrons History

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No. 25 Squadron Commanders

Rank Name Date Wg Cdr Malik Nazar Hussain Jul-1988​ Yalmaz S Arshi Oct-1988​ Shahid Nisar Khan Jan-1990​ Naeem Ashraf Jul-1991​ Tahir Ehsan Malik Jul-1993​ Zafar Yasin Dec-1994​ Waqar Haider Jun-1997​ Jawed Ahmed Feb-1999​ Abrar Ghalib Jul-2000​ Tariq Nazir Dec-2001​ M Ilyas Sultan Apr-2003​ Aamir Bin Naeem Jul-2004​ Hamid Randhawa Dec-2005​

 

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No. 26 Squadron

In 1989, apart from Flat Out and Wide Awake exercises, this squadron also took part in air-to-air firing camp at PAF Base Masroor. The squadron also took part in the Inter-Squadron Armament Competition and the Officer Commanding, Wing Commander Wali Mughni, was declared 'Sher Afgan'. During the month of April 1989, the squadron's pilots ferried the aircraft to China for overhaul. The squadron was runner-up in the ACES for the year 1989. It also took part in Exercise High Mark-89. During 1991, Martin Baker seats were installed on four A-5 aircraft. During 1992, the squadron participated in a DACT Camp, which was held at PAF Base Minhas. Apart from some air defence exercises, the squadron also conducted routine exercises like Flat Out and Wide Awake. The squadron won the 'Sarfraz Rafiqui Flight Safety Trophy' for the year 1992. In 1993, the squadron participated in exercise High Mark-93 while operating from Murid. The squadron won the 'Chief of Air Staff Professionals Trophy' along with the 'Sarfraz Rafiqui Trophy' for the year 1994. During exercise High Mark-95, the squadron was deployed at Jacobabad. In 1996, the squadron won the 'Sarfraz Rafiqui Trophy' as well as the ACES Trophy.​

A Turkish delegation comprising two officers and three cadets visited the squadron during 1997. The squadron also participated in Exercise Saffron Bandit during the same year. In 1998, a contingent of three A-5s and as many pilots from the squadron took part in the Live Missile Firing Camp held at Masroor. From 14 to 30 December 1998, the squadron participated in the DACT camp held at Minhas. In that camp, ten A-5 aircraft and all the pilots of 26 Squadron took part. The other participating units were 8 and 16 Squadrons. In October 1998, the squadron was deployed at PAF Base Sargodha with eight A-5 aircraft and ten pilots to complete armament cyclic training for 1998. During the nineteen day stay from 5 to 24 October 1998, the squadron flew 246 armament sorties.​

 

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Officers of No. 26 Squadron with their Officer Commanding

 

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A-5C formation from PAF No 16 squadron, on a training mission.

 

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PAF B-57 Canberra Bombers Lined Up At An Airbase.

Pakistan Air Force B-57s. This is the No 31 Wing, which received the new bombers in 1957.

 

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No.12 VIP Squadron's F-27 (Serial# 10254) Parked at Chaklala base tarmac. This Particular F-27 (c/n 10254) was built in 1964 and delivered to PIA in 1988, Then to Pakistan Army in 1992 and finally to Pakistan Air Force in December 1994.

 

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No. 27 Squadron

This squadron became operational on 19 April 2007 at Rafiqui Air Base. The squadron is equipped with ROSE-III upgraded Mirage-5's. First Officer Commanding (OC) was Wing Commander Shafqat Mushtaq and first Senior Engineering Officer (SEO) was Squadron Leader Najam-ul-Hasnain. ​

 

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No. 27 Squadron

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This squadron became operational on 19 April 2007 at Rafiqui Air Base.​ The squadron is equipped with ROSE-III upgraded Mirage-5's. First Officer Commanding (OC) was Wing Commander Shafqat Mushtaq and first Senior Engineering Officer (SEO) was Squadron Leader Najam-ul-Hasnain.​

First rose 2 sqn number 25 was re-equipped in 1996ish and then till 2007 nothing finally xx remains French older mirages were upgraded to rose 3 raising 27th the youngest mirage sqn

number 28th Jf17 and 29th f-16 are now youngest fighter sqn in paf barring number 52 which is youngest overall

taking into account pg and mirages sqn total of9-10 sqn need replacement l, that about 180-200 aircraft assuming one sqn per year that one decade at least

 

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Officers of PAF Station Peshawar with station commander J Afridi seated centre - 1959.

[Picture Courtesy: DPR, PAF]

 

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No 6 Squadron crews in front of Freighter with squadron commander B K Dass, centre - Lahore 1950. [Picture Courtesy: DPR, PAF]

 

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No 12 Squadron crews in front of Halifax with squadron commander M A Dogar seated, centre - Mauripur 1950. [Picture Courtesy: DPR, PAF]

 

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Drigh Road, 1952 - Officers of RPAF's only jet squadron, No 11, in front of Attacker with first squadron commander, Rahim Khan, centre.

[Picture Courtesy: DPR, PAF]

 

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Peshawar, 1950 - Part of first fighter-bomber wing: Nos 5 and 14 Fury Squadrons
Front row (L to R): 4th: R D Rollo, OC 14 Squadron - 5th: A Mannan, CTO - 6th: Garrod Cole, RAF, OC Wing - 7th: Khyber Khan, Stn Cdr - 8th: J K Z Zuromski, OC 5 Squadron.

[Picture Courtesy: DPR, PAF]

 

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Risalpur 1949 - Flying instructors with CFI MA Rabbani, center.

[Picture Courtesy: DPR, PAF]