The No. 27 Squadron, nicknamed Zarrars, is a tactical attack squadron from the No. 34 Wing of the Pakistan Air Force's Northern Air Command. It is currently deployed at Rafiqui Airbase and operates the Dassault Mirage-VEF ROSE-III aircraft. [1][2]
| No. 27 Squadron Zarrars | |
|---|---|
| Active | 2007 - Present |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Allegiance |  Pakistan Armed Forces |
| Branch |  Pakistan Air Force |
| Role | Tactical Attack |
| Part of |
|
| Garrison/HQ | PAF Base Rafiqui |
| Nickname(s) | Zarrars |
| Engagements | |
| Aircraft flown | |
| Attack | Dassault Mirage 5F ROSE-III |
History edit
The squadron was formally raised on 19 April 2007 at PAF Base Rafiqui and equipped with the upgraded Dassault Mirage-5EF ROSE-III combat aircraft. The first Officer Commanding (OC) was Wing Commander Shafqat Mushtaq and the first Senior Engineering Officer was Squadron Leader Najam-ul-Hasnain.[3][4][5]
Operational history edit
War On Terror edit
After the spillover of militants & terrorists from Afghanistan into the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province during the US invasion, The Zarrars were tasked to carry out night time air strikes at the former FATA & NWFP regions and participated throughout the insurgency.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "No. 27 Squadron". PakDef.info. Archived from the original on 2008-12-26.
- ^ "No. 27 Squadron PAF". GlobalSecurity.org.
- ^ "New Fighter Squadron added to Pakistan Air Force". Pakistan Times. April 4, 2007. Archived from the original on July 7, 2007.
- ^ "PAF gets fighter squadron". Dawn. 20 April 2007. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
- ^ "No. 27 Squadron "Zarrars"". PakDef.info. Archived from the original on 2008-12-26.