No. 5 Squadron IAF

No. 5 Squadron
Active	2 November 1948
Country	Republic of India
Branch	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]

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. ^[3]

Aircraft

Aircraft	From	To	Air Base
Consolidated B-24 Liberator	November 1948	February 1957	AFS Pune [4] [5]
English Electric Canberra B(I).58	June 1957	March 1981	AFS Agra
SEPECAT Jaguar 1S	August 1981	Present	AFS Ambala

References

1. "Squadrons and Helicopter Units". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
2. "No.5 Squadron".
3. "Squadron No. 5 'Tuskers' by Pushpindar Singh Chopra" (PDF).
4. "No.5 Squadron". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
5. Kumar, K Sree (17 June 2017). "No.5 Squadron". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 20 June 2021.