No. 9 Squadron IAF
No. 9 Squadron is a fighter squadron and is equipped with Mirage 2000 and based at Gwalior AFS under Central Air Command.History
No. 9 Squadron was formed at Lahore on 3 January 1944 under the command of Squadron Leader A. W. Ridler of the Royal Air Force. In April 1944 they were moved to Hathazari in Chittagong to take part in the Burma Campaign.
Ridler handed over the squadron to Kenneth A. Perkin in March 1944 who commanded this squadron until November 1944. Sqn Ldr Dennis A. Adams then commanded the Squadron from 6 November 1944 to 27 August 1945.Assignments
- Burma Campaign
- Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
- Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
- Balakot Strike 2019
Aircraft
- Hawker Hurricane
- Mig-27
- Mirage 2000H/TH
