No. 15 Squadron Cobras | |
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Active | 1955–present |
Country | Pakistan |
Allegiance | Pakistan Armed Forces |
Branch | Pakistan Air Force |
Type | Squadron |
Role | Tactical Attack |
Airbase | PAF Base Minhas |
Nickname(s) | Cobras |
Motto(s) | اژدر شعلہ فشاں (Urdu for 'Fire spitting cobras') |
Mascot(s) | A Cobra |
Aircraft | Chengdu J-10C |
Engagements | |
Commanders | |
Current commander | Wing Commander Imtiaz Rahim Shehzada |
Insignia | |
Patch | |
Patch for Zilzal-II [a] | |
Aircraft flown | |
Attack | Dassault Mirage VPA |
Fighter | North American F-86F Sabre Shenyang F-6 Chengdu J-10C |
Interceptor | Chengdu F-7P |
Reconnaissance | Dassault Mirage-IIIRP Dassault Mirage-VDR |
Trainer | Lockheed T-33 Dassault Mirage-IIIDA |
The No. 15 Squadron, nicknamed Cobras, is a tactical attack squadron of the Pakistan Air Force (PAF). The Squadron is currently based at PAF Base Minhas in Kamra, Punjab, Pakistan and equipped with Chengdu J-10C multirole fighter jets. The Squadron also carries the honour of achieving the first kill for the PAF.[2][3][4][5][6]
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