No. 9 Squadron IAF

No. 9 Squadron (Wolfpack) is a fighter squadron and is equipped with Mirage 2000 and based at Gwalior AFS under Central Air Command.[1]

No. 9 Squadron
Active4 January 1944 - Present
Country Republic of India
Branch Indian Air Force
RoleFighter
Garrison/HQGwalior AFS
Nickname(s)"Wolfpack"
Motto(s)Sahase Wasati Jayashrih
In Courage resides Victory
Aircraft flown
FighterDassault Mirage 2000H/TH

History

No. 9 Squadron was formed at Lahore on 3 January 1944 under the command of Squadron Leader A. W. Ridler of the Royal Air Force. In April 1944 they were moved to Hathazari in Chittagong to take part in the Burma Campaign.

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.

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Aircraft

References

  1. "Squadrons and Helicopter Units". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
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