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 | |
|---|---|
| Active | 4 January 1944 - Present |
| Country |  Republic of India |
| Branch |  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 |
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.
Aircraft
| Aircraft | From | To | Air Base |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-Independence (1944–47) | |||
| Hawker Hurricane Mk IIC | February 1944 | May 1945 | Lahore[2] |
| Harvard IIB | June 1945 | September 1947 | Chittagong |
| Supermarine Spitfire VIII | June 1945 | December 1946 | |
| Supermarine Spitfire XIV | February 1946 | July 1947 | |
| Hawker Tempest II | July 1947 | September 1947 | |
| Post-Independence (1947–Present) | |||
| Folland Gnat I | April 1964 | March 1978 | |
| HAL Ajeet | April 1978 | June 1987 | |
| MiG-23 UB | October 1987 | January 2003 | |
| Dassault Mirage 2000H | January 2004 | Present | AFS Gwalior |
References
- "Squadrons and Helicopter Units". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
- "No.9 Squadron Wolfpack". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
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