No. 9 Squadron IAF

No. 9 Squadron, Indian Air Force (Wolfpack) 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 (1913-1995) then commanded the Squadron from 6 November 1944 to 27 August 1945.

The squadron has converted to Mirage 2000 and is now based at Gwalior under Central Air Command.

References

No. 9 Squadron from Bharat-Rakshak

Squadrons of the Indian Air Force

Combat

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14
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Transport

AHQCS
No. 11
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78

Helicopters

Squadrons	No. 104 125

Units	No. 105 107 109 110 111 112 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 127 128 129 130 151 152 153

Flights	No. 121 122 126