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'''No. 9 Squadron (Wolfpack)''' is a fighter squadron and is equipped with [[Mirage 2000]] and based at [[Maharajpur Air Force Station|Gwalior AFS]] under [[Central Air Command]].<ref name=BRakshak>{{cite web|title=Squadrons and Helicopter Units|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Units/Squadrons/292-Squadrons.html|publisher=Bharat Rakshak|access-date=3 December | '''No. 9 Squadron (Wolfpack)''' is a fighter squadron and is equipped with [[Mirage 2000]] and based at [[Maharajpur Air Force Station|Gwalior AFS]] under [[Central Air Command]].<ref name=BRakshak>{{cite web|title=Squadrons and Helicopter Units|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Units/Squadrons/292-Squadrons.html|publisher=Bharat Rakshak|access-date=3 December 2015}}</ref> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
Latest revision as of 13:43, 26 August 2022
| No. 9 Squadron | |
|---|---|
| Active | 4 January 1944 - Present |
| Country |  Republic of India |
| Branch |  Indian Air Force |
| Role | Fighter |
| Garrison/HQ | Gwalior AFS |
| Nickname(s) | "Wolfpack" |
| Motto(s) | Sahase Wasati Jayashrih In Courage resides Victory |
| Aircraft flown | |
| Fighter | Dassault Mirage 2000H/TH |
No. 9 Squadron (Wolfpack) is a fighter squadron and is equipped with Mirage 2000 and based at Gwalior AFS under Central Air Command.[1]
History[edit | edit source]
The No. 9 Squadron was formed after the partition of British Sub Continent. The original No. 9 Squadron was handed over to Pakistan as the No.9 Squadron Griffins.
Assignments[edit | edit source]
- Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
- Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
- Operation Safed Sagar - Kargil War (Indo-Pak War of 1999)
- Balakot Strike 2019
Aircraft[edit | edit source]
| Aircraft | From | To | Air Base |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-Independence (1944–47) | |||
| Hawker Hurricane Mk IIC | February 1944 | May 1945 | Lahore[2] |
| Harvard IIB | June 1945 | September 1947 | Chittagong |
| Supermarine Spitfire VIII | June 1945 | December 1946 | |
| Supermarine Spitfire XIV | February 1946 | July 1947 | |
| Hawker Tempest II | July 1947 | September 1947 | |
| Post-Independence (1947–Present) | |||
| Folland Gnat I | April 1964 | March 1978 | |
| HAL Ajeet | April 1978 | June 1987 | |
| MIG-27 | October 1987 | January 2003 | |
| Dassault Mirage 2000H | January 2004 | Present | AFS Gwalior |
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Squadrons and Helicopter Units". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
- ↑ "No.9 Squadron Wolfpack". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
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