| No. 26 Squadron Black Spiders | |
|---|---|
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| Active | 30 August 1967 — Present |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Allegiance |  Pakistan Armed Forces |
| Branch |  Pakistan Air Force |
| Type | Fighter squadron |
| Role | Multi-role |
| Part of | Northern Air Command |
| Airbase | PAF Base Peshawar |
| Nickname(s) | Black Spiders |
| Motto(s) | جھپٹنا ، پلٹنا ، پلٹ کر جھپٹنا (Urdu for 'To swoop, withdraw and swoop again')[1] |
| Mascot(s) | A Black Spider |
| Aircraft | PAC JF-17 Thunder |
| Engagements | |
| Decorations | 2× Sitara-e-Jurat |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Wing Commander Sharbat Ali Changezi |
| Insignia | |
| Identification symbol | Spider Vinyl on the nose (For A-5C) |
| Identification symbol | A Black Spider or Spider Web decal on the Tail (For JF-17) |
| Patch |  |
| Aircraft flown | |
| Attack | Nanchang A-5C (1984–2010) |
| Fighter |
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The No. 26 Squadron, nicknamed the Black Spiders, is a multi-role squadron of the Pakistan Air Force's Northern Air Command. It is currently based at Peshawar Airbase and operates the PAC JF-17 Thunder multirole fighter jets.[2][3][4]
- ^ Allama Iqbal. "شاہین/The Falcon". Gabriel's Wing.
- ^ "No. 26 Squadron PAF". PakDef.info. Archived from the original on 29 August 2012.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
auto 2was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Today in history (No. 26 Squadron PAF)" (Press release). DGPR PAKISTAN AIR FORCE. 30 August 2021.