No. 9 Squadron IAF

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No. 9 Squadron
Active16 March 1964 – present
Country Flag of India.svg Republic of India
BranchAir Force Ensign of India.svg  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]

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History

No. 9 Squadron IAF was formed on 16 March 1964 with Wing Commander Reginald John Manual Upot as its first commanding officer. [2]

Assignments

Aircraft

AircraftFromToAir Base
Folland Gnat I April 1964March 1978
HAL Ajeet April 1978June 1987
MIG-27 October 1987January 2003
Dassault Mirage 2000H January 2004Present AFS Gwalior

References

  1. "Squadrons and Helicopter Units". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  2. "Air Commodore Reginald John Manual Upot".