- No. 5 Squadron IAF
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No. 5 Squadron
"Tuskers"Active 2 November 1948 Role Precision Strike Base AFS Ambala Nickname "Tuskers" Motto Shakti Vijayate
(Sanskrit: "Strength is Victory")Engagements Western Air War, 1965
Liberation War, 1971Aircraft flown Attack SEPECAT Jaguar No.5 Squadron (The Tuskers) is a squadron of the Indian Air Force. Based at AFS Ambala, the No.5 Squadron falls under the Western Air Command. 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.[1]
No. 5 Squadron was formed on 2 November 1948 under the command of Wing Commander JRS "Danny" Datra.
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Squadrons of the Indian Air ForceCombatTransportAHQCS · No. 11 · 12 · 19 · 25 · 33 · 41 · 42 · 43 · 44 · 48 · 49 · 59 · 78HelicoptersSquadronsNo. 104 · 125UnitsNo. 105 · 107 · 109 · 110 · 111 · 112 · 114 · 115 · 116 · 117 · 118 · 119 · 120 · 127 · 128 · 129 · 130 · 151 · 152 · 153FlightsNo. 121 · 122 · 126Categories:- Indian Air Force aircraft squadrons
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