No. 45 Squadron IAF
No. 45 Squadron | |
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Active |
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Country | Atlantique shootdown |
Decorations |
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Commanders | |
Current commander | Group Captain Surendran M[3] |
Aircraft flown | |
Attack | HAL Tejas |
No. 45 Squadron Indian Air Force (Flying Daggers) is a Fighter Squadron internally based at Sulur AFS, Tamil Nadu.[1] The squadron operates the indigenous HAL Tejas fighter from 1 July 2016.[4] The squadron was initially based at Bangalore, Karnataka and later shifted to its main base in Sulur from 1 June 2018.[1]
History
The squadron was raised on 15 February 1957,
Indo-Pakistan War of 1965
On 1 September 1965, during the
Atlantique incident
Assignments
- Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
- Atlantique incident
Aircraft
Aircraft types operated by the squadron[12]
Aircraft Type | From | To | Air Base |
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de Havilland Vampire | 20 November 1959 | February 1965 | AFS Palam[13]
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Mig-21 FL |
February 1966 | July 1973 | AFS Chandigarh[13]
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July 1973 | May 1978 | AFS Bareilly[13]
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May 1978 | April 1982 | AFS Jamnagar[13]
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Mig-21 bis |
April 1982 | December 2002 | AFS Naliya[14] |
HAL Tejas MK.1 | 1 July 2016 | 30 June 2018 | Bangalore |
1 July 2018 | Present | AFS Sulur[15][16] |
The squadron has 16 Tejas aircraft in currently in service.[15]
Gallery
References
- ^ a b c "Tejas exits Bengaluru, new nest in TN's Sulur". 1 June 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
- ^ "2 IAF fighter squadrons, 2 static units get President's Standards & Colours". Indian Express. 8 March 2024.
- ^ "LCA Tejas very capable aircraft with world-class missiles: IAF official". Business Standard. 23 September 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
- ^ a b "HAL Tejas supersonic fighter jets inducted into Indian Air Force". The Times of India. 1 July 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
- ^ "History of IAF". IAF. Archived from the original on 9 April 2009. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
- ^ Kumar, Chethan (18 May 2018). "Tamil Nadu to build India's next generation defence aircraft". The Economic Times.
- ^ "IAF begins establishing first LCA squadron." Deccan Herald. Retrieved 1 July 2016. Archived 20 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Pakistani Air-to-Air Victories, Air Combat Information Group, 2003, archived from the original on 21 December 2012, retrieved 10 June 2009.
- ^ (Retd), Air Marshal Trilochan Singh PVSM AVSM VrC VM. "Tank Busting In The Chamb - Bharat Rakshak:Indian Air Force". bharat-rakshak.com.
- ^ "The Atlantique Incident". 1999 Kargil Operations. Bharat Rakshak Indian Air Force. Archived from the original on 2 February 2007. Retrieved 9 March 2007.
- ^ IAF Scores a Kill !!! Factual Account of Interception Archived 22 July 2009 at the Wayback Machine – Indian Air Force official page Retrieved on 26 July 2007
- ^ "No.45 Squadron - Bharat Rakshak:Indian Air Force". bharat-rakshak.com. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ a b c d "'Flying Daggers' Fly Again". Vayu Aerospace. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
- ^ "No.45 Squadron Flying Daggers". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
- ^ a b "Breaking news: IAF getting ready to induct more Tejas LCA, 83 Mark 1A fighters in the pipeline | India News | Zee News". zeenews-india-com.cdn.ampproject.org. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
- ^ "Tejas commences ops from Air Force station in Sulur". Deccan Herald. 3 July 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2021.