No. 5 Squadron PAF
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No. 5 Squadron, named the Falcons, is a Pakistan Air Force fighter squadron, the second oldest fighter squadron since the PAF's creation in 1947.[1]
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Active | 15 August 1947 — Present |
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Type | Fighter squadron |
Role | Multi-role |
Part of | Southern Air Command |
Airbase | PAF Base Shahbaz |
Motto(s) | The blue sky-vast, boundless-is mine |
Mascot(s) | A falcon in flight carrying a weapon. |
Aircraft | F-16 Fighting Falcon F-16C/D Block 52+ |
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Notable commanders | Hakimullah Khan Durrani Sarfaraz Ahmed Rafiqui Masroor Hosain FS Hussain |
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Reconnaissance | Dassault Mirage III RP (1967–2010) |
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