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No. 11 Squadron Arrows | |
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Active | 1 January 1949 |
Country | Pakistan |
Allegiance | Pakistan |
Branch | Pakistan Air Force |
Type | Fighter squadron |
Role | Multi-role, Operational Conversion Unit (OCU) |
Part of | No. 39 Multi-Role Wing Southern Air Command |
Airbase | PAF Base Shahbaz (Jacobabad) |
Nickname(s) | Arrows |
Motto(s) | Your destination is above everyone else’s destination.[1] |
Mascot(s) | An arrow pointing up through a circle of stars.[1] |
Aircraft | F-16A/B Block 15 MLU |
Engagements | |
Battle honours | Sargodha 65 |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Nur Khan Abdul Rahim Khan FS Hussain Mitty Masud Zulfiqar Ali Khan Anwar Shamim MM Alam Sattar Alvi W. J. M. Turowicz Yousuf Ali Khan Rizwan Ullah Khan[2] |
Insignia | |
Patch | |
Aircraft flown | |
Fighter | Supermarine Attacker (1951–1956) F-86F Sabre (1956–1966) Shenyang F-6 (1966–1983) F-16 Fighting Falcon (1983–present) |
No. 11 Squadron, named the Arrows, is a Pakistan Air Force (PAF) fighter squadron assigned to the No. 39 Multi-Role Wing of the PAF Southern Air Command. It operates the Block 15 MLU model of the F-16 Fighting Falcon with a multi-role tasking and is also an Operational Conversion Unit (OCU).
The squadron crest has an arrow pointing upwards, circled by 11 stars, and symbolises the pursuit of professional excellence.[citation needed]
The 11 Squadron became the winners of the 2019 Inter Squadron Armament Competition (ISAC-2019) which was held at Sonmiani firing range in October 2019.[3]