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DGPR (AIR FORCE)

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8th March 1968 was a historic day in the history of Pakistan Air Force. On this day, first batch of formidable French Mirages was ferried-in to Pakistan. A group of promising fighter pilots under the command of legendary MM Alam accomplish the historic task.


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DGPR (AIR FORCE)
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Elite No 5 Sqn was given the honor of inducting state-of-the-art weapon system of that time. In the 1971 War, the newly inducted Mirages honored the legacy of 1965 and proved its mettle. Induction of Dassault Mirage III, made PAF the only Air Force of the region to operate, one of the most modern jet of that Era, incorporating superior design, flight control system, armament and long radius of action.


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Would be interesting to see PAF ORBAT now, as No 15 sqd gets the J-10 and No 17 sqd gets the Block III

I take it we will have at least one more J-10 sqd and 2 more Block III Sqds? That should mean all F-7s and all Mirage units (apart from Saif Shikan) completely replaced with modern planes?
 




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DGPR (AIR FORCE)

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Today we pay tribute to an elite fighter Sqn of Pakistan Air Force - No 23 Squadron “Talons”. Raised on 16 March 1961, under the command of Sqn Ldr A.M Nazir, No 23 Squadron was initially located at Kohat and equipped with Fury aircraft. The unit was disbanded in 1964 when its

12:56 PM · Mar 16, 2022·



Fury aircraft were phased out. In 1966, the unit was reactivated at Sargodha and reloaded with the newly inducted F-6s and assigned the role of Air Defence. With a mission of imparting superior training to produce finest Air Leaders, Talons hold the core values of Integrity,


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