No. 5 Squadron PAF

No. 5 Squadron
Falcons
Active15 August 1947 — Present
Country Pakistan
Allegiance Pakistan Armed Forces
Branch Pakistan Air Force
TypeFighter squadron
RoleMulti-role
Part ofSouthern Air Command
AirbasePAF Base Shahbaz
Motto(s)The blue sky-vast, boundless-is mine
Mascot(s)A falcon in flight carrying a weapon.
AircraftF-16 Fighting Falcon
F-16C/D Block 52+
Engagements
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Hakimullah Khan Durrani
Sarfaraz Ahmed Rafiqui
Masroor Hosain
FS Hussain
Insignia
Patch (Pilots)
Patch (Non-flying personnel)
Aircraft flown
Fighter
  1. Hawker Tempest II
  2. Hawker Sea Fury
  3. F-86 Sabre
  4. F-104 Starfighter
  5. Dassault Mirage III
  6. F-16C/D Block 52+ (2010–Present)
ReconnaissanceDassault Mirage III RP (1967–2010)

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]

  1. ^ "Pakistan receives last batch of F-16 combat jets". www.f-16.net. Retrieved 2020-04-04.