Sherdils

Sherdils (Urdu: ﺸﻴر دﻝ; English: Lion Hearts) are an aerobatics display team of the Pakistan Air Force (PAF).

The debut performance of the team was highly successful, leading to more air shows for foreign dignitaries, heads of state, and military officers.

[1] Attempts were made to increase the number of aircraft in the team, but engine thrust demands were too much for the outer formation members.

On 8 October, 1978, the Sherdils team experienced an accident during practice, resulting in the loss of one aircraft and its leader, Flight Lieutenant Alamdar.

The pioneer nine aircraft Sherdils team members were Wing Commander Vaqar (Leader), Flight Lieutenant Armughan (No.

This new configuration was performed at an air display for the closing ceremony of Exercise High-Mark 2010, at Thal, under the leadership of Wing Commander Syed Ali Zaidi.

In October 2010, led by Squadron Leader Khalid Matin, the 9-ship Sherdils performed at an air display for a graduation ceremony at Risalpur.

On August 14, 2017, the team revealed the new livery for the Sherdil jets at an air display held in Islamabad for the country's 70th Independence Day celebrations.

As a result, the team switched back to an all-metal finish, with only the nose, wing tips, and tail painted in day-glow orange.

Sherdils over Islamabad.