No._2_Squadron_(Pakistan_Air_Force)

No. 2 Squadron PAF

No. 2 Squadron PAF

Military unit

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]

Quick Facts No. 2 Squadron Minhasians, Active ...

Aircraft flown

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  • PAC JF-17 Thunder from the No. 2 Squadron with markings of the Squadron on its tail
  • A JF-17A Thunder from the No. 2 Squadron on display at the Paris Airshow with its armament
  • JF-17 from No. 2 Squadron at the Paris Airshow

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Pakistan's PAF Re-equip Squadron No 2 Minhas With JF-17". Archived from the original on 21 November 2015.
  2. [2]
    Pike, John. "Squadron". globalsecurity.org. Archived from the original on 2016-12-29.
  3. [3]
    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.
  4. [4]
    Herk, Hans van. "Pakistan JF-17 Thunder unit shuffles". www.scramble.nl. Retrieved 2020-12-10.
  5. [5]
    "Pakistan JF-17 Thunder unit shuffles".
  6. [6]
    "No. 2 Squadron ReEquipped with JF-17 Thunders (PAF Events)". Pakistan Air Force. 5 September 2015.


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