Islamabad (Pakistan)

Pakistan Day parade

23 March 2022 (and rehearsals)

Air Force formation 1 (1x F-16, 2x J-10)
10802	F-16D	5(MR)sq	bomb burst 23

22-101

J-10CE

15(MR)sq

bomb burst 23 (rehearsal 21)

22-102

J-10CE

15(MR)sq

bomb burst 23 (rehearsal 21)

Air Force formation 2 (3x Mirage)
96-711	Mirage 5EF	25(TA)sq	bomb burst, special tail mks 50 years, orange (rehearsal 10)

96-736

Mirage 5EF

25(TA)sq

bomb burst (date?) (rehearsal 10,14)

96-741

Mirage 5EF

25(TA)sq

bomb burst (date?)

Air Force formation 3 (4x F-16A/B)
84708	F-16AM	9(MR)sq	23 (rehearsal 21)

85724

F-16AM

9(MR)sq

23

926..

F-16BM

9(MR)sq

(rehearsal 21)

926..

F-16BM

9(MR)sq

(rehearsal 21)

Air Force formation 4 (4x JF-17)
09-110	JF-17 (Block-I)	26(MR)sq	23 (rehearsal 15,21)

10-113

JF-17 (Block-I)

26(MR)sq

(rehearsal 14,15)

10-119

JF-17 (Block-I)

26(MR)sq

23 (rehearsal 14,15,21)

13-148

JF-17 (Block-I)

26(MR)sq

(rehearsal 14)

15-201

JF-17 (Block-II)

26(MR)sq

23 (rehearsal 21)

15-202

JF-17 (Block-II)

26(MR)sq

23 (rehearsal 21)

15-203

JF-17 (Block-II)

26(MR)sq

(rehearsal 14)

16-206

JF-17 (Block-II)

26(MR)sq

(rehearsal 15)

Air Force formation 5 (4x Mirage)
79-306	Mirage 5DPA2	27(TA)sq	large 27sq badge (rehearsal 21)

96-706

Mirage 5F

27(TA)sq

spec tail mks 50 years (rehearsal 14,21)

96-721

Mirage 5F

27(TA)sq

(rehearsal 14,21)

96-734

Mirage 5F

27(TA)sq

spec tail mks Pakistan flag (rehearsal 21)

96-747

Mirage 5F

nm

(rehearsal 14)

Air Force formation 6 (4x F-7PG)
01-801	F-7PG	17(AS)sq	(rehearsal 20)

01-802

F-7PG

17(AS)sq

(date?)

01-805

F-7PG

17(AS)sq

(rehearsal 10)

01-816

F-7PG

17(AS)sq

(rehearsal 20)

01-820

F-7PG

17(AS)sq

(rehearsal 10)

02-829

F-7PG

17(AS)sq

(rehearsal 20)

02-847

F-7PG

17(AS)sq

(rehearsal 20)

Air Force formation 7 (4x F-7P)
89-523	F-7P	Shooter(LIFT)sq	23?

89-555

F-7P

Shooter(LIFT)sq

(rehearsal 18,20)

89-556

F-7P

Shooter(LIFT)sq

23? (rehearsal 18,20)

93-706

F-7P

Shooter(LIFT)sq

23? (rehearsal 18,20)

93-725

F-7P

Shooter(LIFT)sq

23? (rehearsal 18,20)

Air Force formation 8 (3x J-10)
22-102	J-10CE	15(MR)sq	bomb burst (rehearsal 14)

22-103

J-10CE

15(MR)sq

bomb burst (rehearsal 15,18,20,21)

22-104

J-10CE

15(MR)sq

bomb burst (rehearsal 14,15,18,20,21)

22-106

J-10CE

15(MR)sq

bomb burst (rehearsal 14,15,18,20,21)

Air Force formation 9 (1x KE-03, 2x Saab 2000)
11-001	KE-03	4(EW)sq	(rehearsal 10,21)

13-003

KE-03

4(EW)sq

(rehearsal 20)

10040

Saab 2000AEW

3(AEW)

(rehearsal 10,20,21)

18060

Saab 2000AEW

3(AEW)

(rehearsal 20)

Air Force formation 10 (1x JF-17)
10-114	JF-17 (Block-II)	nm	solo (rehearsal 20)

16-226

JF-17 (Block-II)

14(AS)sq

Air Force formation 11 (1x F-16)
84717	F-16AM	9(MR)sq	solo (rehearsal 21)

85726

F-16AM

9(MR)sq

solo (date <20?)

Air Force formation 12 (9x K-8)
94-01-801	K-8	Sherdils	demo 23

94-01-803

K-8

Sherdils

demo (rehearsal 21)

94-01-806

K-8

Sherdils

(rehearsal 14)

03-02-809

K-8

Sherdils

(rehearsal 14)

03-02-810

K-8

Sherdils

demo (rehearsal 14,21)

03-02-811

K-8P

Sherdils

demo (rehearsal 20)

03-02-812

K-8P

Sherdils

demo (rehearsal 21)

06-09-817

K-8P

Sherdils

demo (rehearsal 14,21)

08-09-821

K-8P

Sherdils

(rehearsal 14)

08-09-822

K-8P

Sherdils

demo (rehearsal 14,21)

10-05-835

K-8P

Sherdils

demo & solo 23

Air Force formation ? (...x AW139)
17-003	AW139	82(CS)sq	23

Navy formation 1 (3x P-3)
80	P-3C	28(MS)sq	23 (rehearsal 20)

82

P-3C

28(MS)sq

23 (rehearsal 20)

86

P-3C

28(MS)sq

23 (rehearsal 20)

Navy formation 2 (2x Sea King, 2x Z-9)
15	Sea King Mk45	111(ASV/ASW)sq	23 (rehearsal 20)

17

Sea King HAR3A

111(ASV/ASW)sq

23 (rehearsal 20)

22

Z-9EC

222(ASW)sq

23 (rehearsal 15)

24

Z-9EC

222(ASW)sq

23 (rehearsal 15,20)

55

Commando 3

111(ASV/ASW)sq

(spare (rehearsal 15)

Army formation 1 (3x AH-1F)
786-004	AH-1F		(rehearsal 20)

786-009

AH-1F

(rehearsal 12)

786-048

AH-1F

(rehearsal 12)

Army formation 2 (3x Bell 412)
786-216	Bell 412		(rehearsal 12,20)

...

Bell 412

...

Bell 412

Army formation 3 (2x? Puma)
...	IAR330Sm		with flag and commandos 23 (rehearsal 15)

1566

SA330J

with flag and commandos 23 (rehearsal 12)

Army formation 4 (3x? Mi-17)
...	Mi-17

...

Mi-17

...

Mi-17

Army formation 5 (3x? AS350)
2805	AS350B3

...

AS350B3

...

AS350B3

Credits: various internet resources

The yearly parade over Rawalpindi featured the brand new J-10CE from 15(MR)sq 'Venomous Cobras' for the first time. The numbers in the remarks column give the date(s) seen, either on the 23rd or during rehearsals. The captions denote the quantity and types of aircraft as they were grouped on the 23rd.

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