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Sqn Ldr later Grp Capt Bharat Singh No. 2 Squadron IAF: India 14th Sep Khem Karan Sector Folland Gnat: Unidentified F-86: Indian Army confirmed wreckage and Singh awarded Vir Chakra, PAF pilot nursed hit plane safely to ground. [41] Flg Offr later Air Marshal Prakash Sadashivrao Pingale No. 7 Squadron IAF: India 16th Sep Hawker Hunter: Fg Offr ...
Flt. Lt.Bharat Bhushan Soni No. 47 Squadron IAF: India 12th Dec MiG-21: Wg Cdr Mervyn L Middlecoat [5] No. 9 Squadron PAF: Lockheed F-104A Starfighter: Flt Lt Soni awarded Vir Chakra [37] had spotted Middlecoat bail out and had rushed a rescue team from the nearest IAF station. [5] However the rescue team found no trace of Middlecoat.
Wing Commander Vinod Kumar Neb VrC and Bar was a retired Officer and fighter pilot of the Indian Air Force and a hero of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 and Indo- Pakistan War of 1971. [1]
Name Origin Primary role(s) Year introduced Year retired # used Notes Pre World War II Westland Wapiti: United Kingdom: Liaison: 1933 1942 28 [1]World War II
No. 22 Squadron (Swifts) was a CAS unit based out of Hasimara AFS.Along with No. 222 Squadron IAF Tiger Sharks, No. 22 Squadron forms a part of the 16 Wing of the IAF. The squadron operated the MiG-27 till December 2017 and the squadron number-plated since then.
A Su-7 used by the Tigersharks [4]. No. 222 Squadron was raised at Ambala on 15 September 1969, with Sukhoi Su-7 aircraft. In July 1971, the Squadron was moved to Halwara, and was soon engaged in combat with the PAF.
This is an organized list of all of the active aircraft squadrons that currently exist in the Indian Air Force.Squadrons might have changed names and designations many times over the years, so they are listed by their current designation.