No. 35 Squadron IAF
35 Squadron | |
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Active |
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Country | Air superiority |
Garrison/HQ | AFS Bakshi Ka Talab |
Motto(s) | Drutpraharnayudha "Armed to Strike Fast" |
Battle honours |
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Insignia | |
Identification symbol | Erect Rapier |
Aircraft flown | |
Fighter | Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 |
No. 35 Squadron IAF (Rapiers) was an
Crest
No. 35 Squadron has as its emblem an erect Rapier. Below this crest, on a scroll is inscribed Drutpraharnayudha.
History
No 35 squadron was raised in
In addition to providing support to offensive air operations, the Rapiers play a crucial role in providing flying effort towards EW related training for the IAF's own air defense units and currently operates from Bakshi-Ka-Talab.[5]
The squadron was number plated in 2019. Currently, only 2 MiG-21 Bison squadron remains in service.[2][6]
Goa Operations
The
No.35 Sqn's Canberras were first moved north during the confrontation with China. In the event that no air action was authorized during the conflict in November 1962, no combat sorties were flown by any Canberra units.
1965 Indo-Pak War
The squadron's first sustained combat operations occurred during the
1971- Bangladesh Liberation War
The war in 1971 provided this young squadron an opportunity to perform to its full potential. During the war, No.35 Sqn's Canberras flew day and night missions on both fronts. A total of 92 operational
The Squadron went on alert during Operation Safed Sagar in the summer of 1999. The squadron deployed a flight each to support offensive and defensive operations by Western and South Western Air Command (SWAC). No.35 Sqn's aircraft deployed to bases in Kashmir as well as to the Rann of Kutch.
No 35 Sqn was last in news as the unit, which took over the Mig-25 Fleet when No. 102 Squadron IAF (Trisonics) was disbanded. The Canberra Flight of 35 Sqn has been dissolved and the Mig21-bis will also be retired over a period of time. No 35 Sqn has been reduced to paper status and the unit will acquire new aircraft and a new role in the near future.
Aircraft
Aircraft | From | To | Air Base |
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English Electric Canberra B(I).58 | 10 August 1958 | February 1990 | AFS Lohegaon[7] |
MiG-25 R |
February 2003 | February 2006 | |
MiG-21 M |
February 1978 | 2001 | AFS Bareilly |
2001 | 2019 | AFS Lucknow[5]
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Notes and references
- ^ "New CAS flies solo in MiG-21M" (PDF). Vayu Aerospace and Defence Review. No. 1. Society for Aerospace Studies. January–February 2017. p. 14.
- ^ a b "IAF to get 35 fighter squadrons in next 10 years, but needs 42: Air chief". Deccan Chronicle. 6 October 2021.
- ^ a b c "35 Squadron". Globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
- ^ a b c d Indian Air Force [Bharatiya Vayu Sena] Archived 26 August 2006 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "Indian Air Force Order of Battle". Scramble.nl. Archived from the original on 22 January 2009. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
- ^ "Another MiG-21 Squadron Retired: The Curtain Is Closing on IAF's Most Abiding Fighter". The Wire. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
- ^ "No. 32 Squadron". Bharat Rakshak.
This squadron has been currently moved to Rajasthan sector.