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==History==
==History==
No. 9 Squadron was formed at [[Lahore]] on 3 January [[1944 in aviation|1944]] under the command of [[Squadron Leader]] A. W. Ridler of the [[Royal Air Force]]. In April 1944 they were moved to [[Hathazari Upazila|Hathazari]] in [[Chittagong]] to take part in the [[Burma Campaign]].
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 (Pakistan Air Force)|No.9 Squadron Griffins]].
Ridler handed over the squadron to Kenneth A. Perkin in March 1944 who commanded this squadron until November 1944. Sqn Ldr Dennis A. Adams (1913-1995) then commanded the Squadron from 6 November 1944 to 27 August 1945.
 
===Assignments===
===Assignments===
*[[Burma Campaign]]
*[[Burma
*[[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965]]
*[[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965]]
*[[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]]
*[[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]]
*[[Operation Safed Sagar]] - [[Kargil War |Kargil War (Indo-Pak War of 1999)]]
*[[2019 Balakot airstrike|Balakot Strike 2019]]
*[[2019 Balakot airstrike|Balakot Strike 2019]]


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| [[HAL Ajeet]] || April 1978 || June 1987 ||  
| [[HAL Ajeet]] || April 1978 || June 1987 ||  
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| [[MiG-23|MiG-23 UB]] || October 1987 || January 2003 ||  
| [[MiG-23|MIG-27]] || October 1987 || January 2003 ||  
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| [[Dassault Mirage 2000|Dassault Mirage 2000H]]  || January 2004 || Present || [[Gwalior Airport|AFS Gwalior]]
| [[Dassault Mirage 2000|Dassault Mirage 2000H]]  || January 2004 || Present || [[Gwalior Airport|AFS Gwalior]]
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