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Special markings on the Pakistan Air Force C-130E.

 

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Lockheed C-130B Hercules, 3766, of 6 Squadron, Pakistan Air Force, was heavily adorned with artwork for the show

 

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A JF-17 Block III (serial 22-307) leads three other PAF-operated Thunders as the multi-role fighters prepare to break formation during a rehearsal for the Pakistan Day Parade 2023 in March. Note that the JF-17 Block I (breaking away from the camera) features special tail art that celebrates the friendship between Pakistan and China. Rana Suhaib/Snappers Crew

 

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Three PAF-operated J-10CEs (serials from left: 22-116; 22-102 and 22-117) fly in tight formation during the rehearsals for the Pakistan Day Parade 2023 in March. Note that two of the J-10CEs have received a camouflage livery, which connotes the tactical mission set of the Chinese-made fighter in PAF service Rana Suhaib/Snappers Crew

 

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A JF-17 Block I (serial 13-147) from No 2 (Multi-Role) Squadron ‘Minhasians’ departs PAF Base Samungli, Pakistan, to take part in a dissimilar air combat training exercise in 2021. SalmanFalconsPK

 

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Pulling Gs: This PAF-operated JF-17 Block II (serial 16-233) – assigned to No 14 (Multi-Role) Squadron ‘Tailchoppers’ – banks hard while conducting a display during the Pakistan Day Parade on March 23, 2021. SalmanFalconsPK

 

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A quartet of JF-17s from the PAF’s No 14 (Multi-Role) Squadron ‘Tail Choppers’ at PAF Base Minhas, near Kamra in northern Pakistan, conduct a ‘thunderous’ flypast over Islamabad during the Pakistan Day Parade on March 23, 2021. SalmanFalconsPK

 

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Flying the flag: This special-schemed JF-17 Block I (serial 09-111), proudly painted in the colours of the Pakistani national flag, gets airborne from PAF Base Peshawar in northern Pakistan. This specific aircraft is assigned to No 26 (Multi-Role) Squadron ‘Black Spiders’, which is a component of No 36 Tactical Attack Wing. SalmanFalconsPK

 

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Equipped with live 500lb Mk.82 general-purpose bombs, this JF-17 Block I (serial 12-142) from No 2 (Multi-Role) Squadron ‘Minhasians’ taxies at PAF Base Masroor, before a bombing mission at the Sonmiani Firing Range in 2021. SalmanFalconsPK

 

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JF-17B Block II (tail number 2P-79B) is seen on glide slope as it conducts an instrument landing system approach for landing following a test flight. Note the aircraft is still wearing its primer and has yet to receive its operational camouflage. SalmanFalconsPK

 

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JF-17 Block I (serial 13-143) gets airborne from PAF Base Peshawar for a local sortie. SalmanFalconsPK

 

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The first F-20A Tigershark, N4416T, firing an AGM-65 Maverick air-toground missile. This was one of numerous stores tested on the fighter, others including 2.75in rockets and Mk82 ‘dumb’ bombs.
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The spectacular redand-white scheme which adorned the first prototype at the outset of its career.
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The AGM-84 Harpoon antishipping missile was carried for compatibility trials, emphasising the F-20’s multi-role attributes.
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Now painted black, F-20s N4416T and N3986B overfly central London during their deployment to the UK for 1984’s Farnborough show, complete with long-range ferry tanks.
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