No. 14 Squadron PAF
Air superiority squadron of the Pakistan Air Force / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The No. 14 Squadron, nicknamed Tail Choppers, is an air superiority squadron of the Pakistan Air Force's Central Air Command. It is one of PAF's most decorated squadrons which earned its nickname after a daring strike mission on the Kalaikunda Air Force Station during the 1965 War. Currently, the Squadron is deployed at PAF Base Rafiqui and operates the PAC JF-17 Thunder multirole aircraft.[3][4][1][5]
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Quick Facts No. 14 Squadron Tail Choppers, Active ...
No. 14 Squadron Tail Choppers | |
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Active | Since 1 November 1948; 75 years ago (1948-11-01) |
Disbanded | 15 January 1949 - 16 December 1949[lower-alpha 1] |
Country | Pakistan |
Branch | Pakistan Air Force |
Type | Fighter squadron |
Role | Multi-role |
Part of | Central Air Command |
Airbase | PAF Base Rafiqui |
Nickname(s) | Tail Choppers |
Motto(s) | شاهِ مَرداں شیرِ یزداں قوتِ پروردگار (Urdu for 'The king of men, the lion of Yazdan, the strength of the Lord') |
Engagements | |
Battle honours | Kalaikunda 1965 Dhaka 1971 |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Squadron leader Shabbir Air Chief Marshal PQ Mehdi Squadron Leader Sarfaraz Rafiqui Air Commodore Sajad Haider Air Vice Marshal Abdul Razzaq Anjum |
Insignia | |
Identification symbol | Hand holding a scimitar |
Aircraft flown | |
Fighter | Hawker Tempest Hawker Sea Fury F-86 Sabre CL-13B Sabre F-16 Fighting Falcon JF-17 Thunder |
Interceptor | Chengdu F-7 |
Trainer | Chengdu FT-7P[2] |
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