No. 11 Squadron PAF

No. 11 Squadron
Arrows
Active1 January 1949
Country Pakistan
Allegiance Pakistan
Branch Pakistan Air Force
TypeFighter squadron
RoleMulti-role, Operational Conversion Unit (OCU)
Part ofNo. 39 Multi-Role Wing
Southern Air Command
AirbasePAF Base Shahbaz (Jacobabad)
Nickname(s)Arrows
Motto(s)Your destination is above everyone else’s destination.[1]
Mascot(s)An arrow pointing up through a circle of stars.[1]
AircraftF-16A/B Block 15 MLU
Engagements
Battle honoursSargodha 65
Commanders
Notable
commanders
ACM Zulfiqar Ali Khan
ACM Anwar Shamim
Air Mshl Nur Khan
Air Mshl Abdul Rahim Khan
Air Cdre Mitty Masud
Air Cdre MM Alam
Air Cdre Sattar Alvi
Air Cdre W. J. M. Turowicz
Air Cdre Yousuf Ali Khan
Air Cdre Rizwan Ullah Khan[2]
Aircraft flown
FighterSupermarine Attacker (1951–1956)
F-86F Sabre (1956–1966)
Shenyang F-6 (1966–1983)
F-16 Fighting Falcon (1983–present)

No. 11 Squadron, named the Arrows, is a Pakistan Air Force (PAF) fighter squadron assigned to the No. 39 Multi-Role Wing of the PAF Southern Air Command. It operates the Block 15 MLU model of the F-16 Fighting Falcon with a multi-role tasking and is also an Operational Conversion Unit (OCU).

The squadron crest has an arrow pointing upwards, circled by 11 stars, and symbolises the pursuit of professional excellence.[citation needed]

  1. ^ a b "F-16 Units - PAF 11th squadron". F-16.net. 19 June 2007. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
  2. ^ Shaikh, A. R. (2000). The Story of the Pakistan Air Force, 1988-1998: A Battle Against Odds. (p. 373)

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