No. 5 Squadron IAF

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No. 5 Squadron
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Active2 November 1948
Country Flag of India.svg Republic of India
BranchAir Force Ensign of India (2023).svg  Indian Air Force
Role Precision Strike
Base Ambala AFS
Nickname(s)Tuskers
Motto(s)शक्ति विजयते
(Shakti Vijayate)
Strength is Victory
Aircraft flown
Attack SEPECAT Jaguar IS

No. 5 Squadron (Tuskers) is a fighter squadron and is equipped with Jaguar IS and based at Ambala Air Force Station under the Western Air Command. [1]

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History

The squadron has retained – and discharged – a primarily offensive operational role for the Indian Air Force, in the half-century since its inception in 1948. [2] It also participated in the Congo Crisis, supporting UN peacekeeping troops

Aircraft

AircraftFromToAir Base
Consolidated B-24 Liberator November 1948February 1957 AFS Pune [3] [4]
English Electric Canberra B(I).58 June 1957March 1981 AFS Agra
SEPECAT Jaguar 1S August 1981Present AFS Ambala

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References

  1. ↑ "Squadrons and Helicopter Units". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  2. ↑ "No.5 Squadron".
  3. ↑ "No.5 Squadron". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  4. ↑ Kumar, K Sree (17 June 2017). "No.5 Squadron". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
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