No. 17 Squadron PAF

The No. 17 Squadron nicknamed Tigers, is an air superiority squadron of the Pakistan Air Force's Northern Air Command. It is currently deployed at Peshawar Air Base and operates the Chengdu F-7PG aircraft.[1][2][3]

No. 17 Squadron
"Tigers"
Active1 April 1957 – Present
Country Pakistan
Allegiance Pakistan Armed Forces
Branch Pakistan Air Force
TypeFighter squadron
RoleAir Superiority
Part ofNorthern Air Command
AirbasePAF Base Peshawar
Nickname(s)Tigers
Motto(s)ضرب مری کوہ شکن
(Urdu for 'Nothing can withstand my Potent Strike')
Mascot(s)A Bengal Tiger
Engagements
Battle honours
  1. Rajasthan (1965)
  2. Suleimanki (1971) [5]
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Azim Daudpota
Insignia
Patch
Aircraft flown
Fighter
  1. ^ "Today in history (1st of April)" (Press release). DGPR Pakistan Air Force. Instagram. 1 April 2022. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
  2. ^ "17 Squadron". Globalsecurity.org. 2017-02-16. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
  3. ^ "No. 17 Squadron". PakDef.info. Archived from the original on 2008-12-26. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Tweet by the official DGPR Pakistan Air Force" (Press release). Twitter. DGPR Pakistan Air Force. 1 April 2022. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
  5. ^ "Painting depicting No. 17 Squadron and it's emblem on the flag along with Battle honours" (Press release). DGPR Pakistan Air Force. Instagram. 2 May 2021. Retrieved 2022-08-09.