No. 6 Squadron IAF
| No. 6 Squadron | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1 December 1942 - Present |
| Country | Jamnagar AFS |
| Nickname(s) | "Dragons" |
| Motto(s) | Sada Satark Always Alert |
| Aircraft flown | |
| Attack | SEPECAT Jaguar IM |
No. 6 Squadron (Dragons) is a fighter squadron and is equipped with
Jamnagar Air Force Station.[1]
History
No. 6 Squadron is one of the ten senior
target towing
and transport.
The squadron was formed as a fighter-reconnaissance unit at Trichinopoly (now
Tiruchirapally) on 1 December 1942 under the command of Squadron Leader (later Air Commodore) Mehar Singh. It participated in the Indian Air Force's tenth anniversary review at Ambala
, and received an award for "the best looking aircraft". The squadron continued working-up, until November that year.
In November 1943, flying Hawker Hurricane FR.IIb No 6 Squadron IAF moved to
tactical reconnaissance pairing of Leader and Weaver. Returning from his Arakan Front visit in mid-January 1944, General Sir William Slim
, GOC Fourteenth Army, wrote in his memoirs how impressed he was with this reconnaissance squadron.
For services during the squadron's tour of operations, Flight-Lieutenant Rawal Singh was awarded the
Air Officer Commanding.[2]
Assignments
- Burma Campaign
- Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
- Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
Aircraft
| Aircraft | From | To | Air Base |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-Independence (1942–47) | |||
| Hurricane IIB | 1 December 1942 | June 1946 | |
| Spitfire XIVe | June 1946 | April 1947 | Ranchi |
| Douglas C-47 Skytrain | April 1947 | August 1947 | Karachi |
| Post-Independence (1951–Present) | |||
| Consolidated B-24 Liberator | January 1951 | December 1968 | AFS Pune |
| Super Constellation L-1049G | October 1961 | May 1975 | |
| English Electric Canberra B(I).58 | January 1972 | December 1992 | |
| SEPECAT Jaguar IM | June 1987 | Present | AFS Jamnagar |
References
- ^ "Squadrons and Helicopter Units". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
- ^ "No.6 Squadron".
- ^ "No.6 Squadron". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ Kumar, K Sree (16 June 2009). "No.6 Squadron". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
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