No. 5 Squadron IAF

No. 5 Squadron IAF
No. 5 Squadron
3 Squadron badge
"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, 1971
Aircraft 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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