No. 5 Squadron IAF
No. 5 Squadron | |
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Active | 2 November 1948 |
Country | Republic of India |
Branch | Indian Air Force |
Role | Precision Strike |
Base | Ambala AFS |
Nickname(s) | Tuskers |
Motto(s) | शक्ति विजयते (Shakti Vijayate) Strength is Victory |
Aircraft flown | |
Attack | SEPECAT Jaguar IS |
Military unit
No. 5 Squadron (Tuskers) is a fighter squadron and is equipped with Jaguar IS and based at Ambala Air Force Station under the Western Air Command.[1]
History
The squadron has retained – and discharged – a primarily offensive operational role for the Indian Air Force, in the half-century since its inception in 1948.[2] It also participated in the Congo Crisis, supporting UN peacekeeping troops
Aircraft
Aircraft | From | To | Air Base |
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Consolidated B-24 Liberator | November 1948 | February 1957 | AFS Pune[3][4] |
English Electric Canberra B(I).58 | June 1957 | March 1981 | AFS Agra |
SEPECAT Jaguar 1S | August 1981 | Present | AFS Ambala |
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