No. 2 Squadron PAF

No. 2 Squadron
Minhasians
ActiveSince 15 April 1956; 68 years ago (1956-04-15)
Country Pakistan
Allegiance Pakistan Armed Forces
Branch Pakistan Air Force
TypeFighter squadron
RoleMulti-role
Part ofSouthern Air Command
AirbasePAF Base Masroor
Nickname(s)Minhasians
Mascot(s)Rashid Minhas
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Saeedullah Khan
Insignia
Patch
Paris Air Show Patch
Aircraft flown
AttackJF-17

No. 2 Squadron, nicknamed the Minhasians, is a Multi-role, fighter squadron of the Pakistan Air Force (PAF). It is named after Pilot Officer Rashid Minhas, the youngest & PAF's sole recipient of the Nishan-e-Haider Gallantry medal. [1][2][3][4][5]

  1. ^ "Pakistan's PAF Re-equip Squadron No 2 Minhas With JF-17". Archived from the original on 21 November 2015.
  2. ^ Pike, John. "Squadron". globalsecurity.org. Archived from the original on 2016-12-29.
  3. ^ Dawn.com, APP (20 August 2015). "44 years ago today: Rashid Minhas takes his plane down for Pakistan". dawn.com. Archived from the original on 10 January 2018.
  4. ^ Herk, Hans van. "Pakistan JF-17 Thunder unit shuffles". www.scramble.nl. Retrieved 2020-12-10.
  5. ^ "Pakistan JF-17 Thunder unit shuffles".