No. 26 Squadron PAF

No. 26 Squadron
*Black Spiders*
No. 26 Squadron; Black Spiders
Active	30 August 1967 — Present
Country	Pakistan
Allegiance	Pakistan Armed Forces
Branch	Pakistan Air Force
Type	Fighter squadron
Role	Multi-role
Part of	Northern Air Command
Airbase	PAF Base Peshawar
Nickname(s)	Black Spiders
Motto(s)	جھپٹنا ، پلٹنا ، پلٹ کر جھپٹنا; (Urdu for 'To swoop, withdraw and swoop again')
Mascot(s)	A Black Spider
Aircraft	PAC JF-17 Thunder
Engagements	Afghanistan-Pakistan Skirmishes Pakistan Soviet air confrontations; ; India-Pakistan Conflict 1971 Indo-Pakistani War Battle of Chamb; Battle of Shakargarh; ; ; War on Terror Operation Rah-e-Nijat; ;
Decorations	2× Sitara-e-Jurat
Commanders
Notable; commanders	Wing Commander Sharbat Ali Changezi
Insignia
Identification; symbol	Spider Vinyl on the nose (For A-5C)
Identification; symbol	A Black Spider or Spider Web decal on the Tail (For JF-17)
Patch
Aircraft flown
Attack	Nanchang A-5C (1984–2010)
Fighter	F-86 Sabre (1967-1980); Shenyang F-6P Farmer (1980–1984); PAC JF-17 (2010—Present);

The No. 26 Squadron, nicknamed the Black Spiders, is a multi-role squadron of the Pakistan Air Force's Northern Air Command. It is currently based at Peshawar Airbase and operates the PAC JF-17 Thunder multirole fighter jets.