No. 1 Squadron IAF
No. 1 Squadron (The Tigers), the oldest squadron of the Indian Air Force operates as a multirole (air superiority and electronic warfare) unit. Part of 40 Wing of the Indian Air Force under Central Air Command, it is based at Maharajpur in Gwalior. [1]
No. 1 Squadron | |
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![]() A 1993 stamp dedicated to the 60th anniversary of No. 1 Squadron, featuring its crest (bottom-left) | |
Active | 1 April 1933 – present |
Role | Air superiority Interdiction |
Base | AFS Gwalior |
Nickname(s) | Tigers |
Motto(s) | Ekta Mein Shakti (Hindi: "Strength in Unity") |
Engagements | Hur's Operations NWFP Burma Campaign Operation Polo Western Air War, 1965 Liberation War, 1971 Kargil War, 1999 |
Commanders | |
Current commander | Group Captain Hemant Kumar |
Notable commanders | Subroto Mukerjee Arjan Singh Dilbagh Singh |
Insignia | |
Identification symbol | A Royal Bengal Tiger |
Aircraft flown | |
Fighter | Dassault Mirage 2000 |
History
The squadron was established at Drigh Road, Karachi on 1 April 1933.[1] The squadron successfully test fired a BVR MICA missile from a Mirage-2000 aircraft on 24 September 2016.[2]
Aircraft
Aircraft | From | To |
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Westland Wapiti | 1 April 1933 | June 1939[3] |
Hawker Hart | June 1939 | August 1941 |
Westland Lysander | August 1941 | February 1944 |
Hurricane Mk IIc | February 1944 | November 1945 |
Supermarine Spitfire | November 1945 | February 1947 |
Hawker Tempest II | February 1947 | August 1947 |
Supermarine Spitfire | 26th January 1953 | February 1953 |
De Havilland Vampire | February 1953 | February 1953 |
Dassault Mystère IVa | February 1953 | July 1966 |
MiG-21 FL | July 1966 | June 1985 |
Dassault Mirage 2000 | June 1985 | Present |
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References
- Singh, Pushpindar. "No.1 Squadron". Retrieved 2 November 2017.
- "MICA Missile Firing by 'TIGER' Squadron of IAF". pib.nic.in. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
- "No. 1 Squadron". Bharat Rakshak.
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