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Islamabad 2017 Pakistan Day Parade (2)

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Islamabad (2) (Pakistan)

Pakistan Day Parade & rehearsals

14-23 March 2017

The yearly fly-by over Islamabad in commemoration of Pakistan      
Day, 23 March, is practised in the weeks before. Aircraft      
participating in these activities, so not a 1-by-1 representation      
of any single day, was as follows:      
Air Force:
4144 +1 C-130E 6sq (with Il-78) 23
3x C-130   23
89-523, 90-579 F-7P 18(OCU)sq 14
93-703, 93-70_ F-7P 18(OCU)sq 14
93-709, 93-714 F-7P 14sq 17
93-720, 93-730 F-7P 14sq 17
90-611, 93-657 FT-7P 18(OCU)sq 13
01-807 F-7PG 23sq 15
01-815, 01-816 F-7PG 23sq 14
01-819, 02-833 F-7PG 23sq 14
02-818, 02-830 F-7PG 20sq 23
02-838, 02-842 F-7PG 20sq 23
82707, 84711 F-16A MLU 9sq 14
85726 F-16A MLU 9sq 19
84707 F-16A MLU 9sq 23
86612, 92619 F-16B MLU 9sq 14
4x F-16C-52 5sq 23
07-101 JF-17 16sq, spec red/gn c/s 19
15-203 JF-17 16sq 14
15-204 JF-17 nn 23
15-207, 15-211 JF-17 16sq 19
16-208 JF-17 16sq 14,19
16-218, 16-226 JF-17 (16sq) 14
16-225 JF-17 14sq 14
R10-002 Il-78MP 10(MRTT)sq 23
12-002 KE-03 4sq 14, 18, 23
14-004 KE-03 4sq 23
94-01-801, 94-01-802 K-8 Sherdils 23
94-01-803, 94-01-806 K-8 Sherdils 23
03-02-807, 03-02-809 K-8P Sherdils 23
03-02-811, 06-09-820 K-8P Sherdils 23
06-09-822 K-8P Sherdils 23
96-704, 96-721, 96-749 Mirage 5EF 27sq 19
96-748 Mirage 5EF 27sq, spec. gn tail mks 19
96-711, 96-736 Mirage 5EF 25sq 14
96-725 Mirage 5EF 25sq, spec. or tail mks 14
10-040 Saab 2000AEW 3(AEW)sq (with KE-03) 18
10-025, 11-045 Saab 2000AEW 3(AEW)sq (with KE-03) 23
Army:
786-021, 786-023 +1 AH-1F   23
786405 AS550C3   16
786404, 786406 AS550C3   23
786-227 +2 Bell 412   23
1x IAR330 with flag   23
2x IAR330   23
58634, 58656, 58632 Mi-17/Mi-171E   23
Thanks to an active poster on Airliners.net, we now have      
numerous updates on the list published last month.      
Navy:
86, 88 P-3C 28sq 23
20, 24, 25 Z-9EC 222sq 23

Credits: Including some updates.

The parade has been held since 2015, after a seven year absence before that, and showcases the equipment (ground and air) of all branches of the armed forces. This year, there was also a beach-side fly by at Karachi featuring Mirages, JF-17s and F-16s including a solo of the latter. The F-7P with 93-70_ ended in either a 6 or an 8.

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