No. 8 Squadron IAF

No. 8 Squadron (Eight Pursoots) is a fighter squadron and is equipped with Su-30MKIs and based at Bareilly AFS.[1]

No. 8 Squadron
Active1 December 1942 - Present
Country Republic of India
Branch Indian Air Force
RoleFighter
Garrison/HQBareilly AFS
Nickname(s)"Eight Pursoots"
Motto(s)Surakshya Va Akraman
Offense is Defence
Aircraft flown
FighterSukhoi Su-30MKI

History

No. 8 Squadron were formed in 1943 at Tiruchirapalli and were trained at Peshawar and Bhopal. On 2 December 1943, they were moved to Doublemooring in Chittagong (now in Bangladesh) to work closely together with No. 82 Squadron RAF in the Burma Campaign. Equipped with Spitfires they had significant success against the Japanese Imperial Army.

Assignments

Aircraft

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References

  1. "Squadrons and Helicopter Units". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
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