No. 2 Squadron PAF
Appearance
No. 2 Squadron Minhasians | |
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Active | April 1975 – Present |
Country | Pakistan |
Allegiance | Pakistan Armed Forces |
Branch | Pakistan Air Force |
Type | Fighter squadron |
Role | Multi-role |
Part of | Southern Air Command |
Airbase | PAF Base Masroor |
Nickname(s) | Minhasians |
Mascot(s) | Rashid Minhas |
Insignia | |
Tail Ensign 'Nishan-i-Haider' | |
Aircraft flown | |
Attack | JF-17 |
No. 2 Squadron, nicknamed the Minhasians, is a Multi-role, fighter squadron of the Pakistan Air Force (PAF). It is named after Pilot Officer Rashid Minhas, the youngest & PAF's sole recipient of the Nishan-e-Haider Gallantry medal. [1][2][3][4][5]
Aircraft flown[edit]
No. 2 Squadron Minhasians | |||
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Role | Operational | Aircraft | Notes |
Jet trainer/Reconnaissance | 1954–1981 | T-33 Shooting Star | |
Bomber Aircraft | 1956-1990 | B-57 Canberra | |
Multi-role | 2015—Present | JF-17A Thunder | [6] |
Gallery[edit]
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PAC JF-17 Thunder from the No. 2 Squadron with markings of the Squadron on its tail
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A JF-17A Thunder from the No. 2 Squadron on display at the Paris Airshow with its armament
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JF-17 from No. 2 Squadron at the Paris Airshow
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Pakistan's PAF Re-equip Squadron No 2 Minhas With JF-17". Archived from the original on 21 November 2015.
- ^ Pike, John. "Squadron". globalsecurity.org. Archived from the original on 2016-12-29.
- ^ Dawn.com, APP (20 August 2015). "44 years ago today: Rashid Minhas takes his plane down for Pakistan". dawn.com. Archived from the original on 10 January 2018.
- ^ Herk, Hans van. "Pakistan JF-17 Thunder unit shuffles". www.scramble.nl. Retrieved 2020-12-10.
- ^ "Pakistan JF-17 Thunder unit shuffles".
- ^ "No. 2 Squadron ReEquipped with JF-17 Thunders (PAF Events)". Pakistan Air Force. 5 September 2015.