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No. 9 Squadron, named the Griffins, is a Pakistan Air Force fighter squadron assigned to the No. 38 Multi-Role Wing of the PAF Central Air Command. The squadron is stationed at PAF Base Mushaf, Sargodha. It was the PAF's first fighter squadron and has been commanded by seven Chiefs of Air Staff of the Pakistan Air Force. The squadron crest is a red griffin which symbolises strength, aggressiveness, and vigilance. Scrolls around the squadron crest display the battle honours Sargodha 65 and Karachi 71.The Griffins are considered as the PAF's most elite unit as well as its most senior.

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  • No. 9 Squadron, named the Griffins, is a Pakistan Air Force fighter squadron assigned to the No. 38 Multi-Role Wing of the PAF Central Air Command. The squadron is stationed at PAF Base Mushaf, Sargodha. It was the PAF's first fighter squadron and has been commanded by seven Chiefs of Air Staff of the Pakistan Air Force. The squadron crest is a red griffin which symbolises strength, aggressiveness, and vigilance. Scrolls around the squadron crest display the battle honours Sargodha 65 and Karachi 71.The Griffins are considered as the PAF's most elite unit as well as its most senior. (en)
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  • Karachi 71
  • Sargodha 65
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  • A standing redgriffin.
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  • How high you fly depends on how brave you are.
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  • Multi-role
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  • Dassault Mirage 5 (en)
  • F-104 Starfighter (en)
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  • Hawker Tempest II (en)
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  • Karachi 71 (en)
  • Sargodha 65 (en)
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  • * Word War-II ** Burma Campaign *** Arakan Operations * Indo-Pakistani War of 1947 * Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 ** 1965 Air Operations * 1999 air defence alert * Cold War ** Soviet–Afghan War * Chagai-I Air Alert (en)
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  • Pakistan Airforce No.9 Squadron "Griffins" (en)
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  • Central Air Command (en)
  • No. 38 Multi-Role Wing (en)
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  • A standing red griffin. (en)
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  • How high you fly depends on how brave you are. (en)
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  • No. 9 Squadron, named the Griffins, is a Pakistan Air Force fighter squadron assigned to the No. 38 Multi-Role Wing of the PAF Central Air Command. The squadron is stationed at PAF Base Mushaf, Sargodha. It was the PAF's first fighter squadron and has been commanded by seven Chiefs of Air Staff of the Pakistan Air Force. The squadron crest is a red griffin which symbolises strength, aggressiveness, and vigilance. Scrolls around the squadron crest display the battle honours Sargodha 65 and Karachi 71.The Griffins are considered as the PAF's most elite unit as well as its most senior. (en)
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