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	No. 12 Squadron is a unit of the [[Indian Air Force]] assigned to [[Maintenance Command, Indian Air Force\|Central Command]]. The Squadron participates in operations involving air, land and airdrop of troops, equipment, supplies, and support or augment special operations forces, when appropriate.		'''No. 12 Squadron''' is a unit of the [[Indian Air Force]] assigned to the [[Maintenance Command, Indian Air Force\|Central Command]]. The Squadron participates in operations involving air, land and airdrop of troops, equipment, supplies, and support or augment special operations forces, when appropriate.

	==History==		==History==
	The No. 12 Squadron was raised in 1945 at Kohat and moved to the present location in Aug 1947. Also known as "The Striking Yaks".		The No. 12 Squadron was raised on 1st Dec 1945 at Kohat, Pakistan. It was the 10th and the last Royal Indian Air Force sqns to be raised. and moved to the present location in Aug 1947. Also known as "The Striking Yaks".

			During the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947–48, No. 12 Squadron flew sustained missions from Palam and Srinagar, providing close air support, troop transport, and reconnaissance. It played a decisive role in the defense of Uri and the air operations over the Kashmir Valley.<ref>{{cite web \|last=Gupta \|first=Anchit \|title=The Epic Journey of No. 12 Squadron in the 1947 Kashmir War \|url=https://iafhistory.in/2022/07/17/the-epic-journey-of-no-12-squadron-in-the-1947-kashmir-war/ \|website=IAFHistory \|date=17 July 2022 \|access-date=5 May 2025}}</ref>

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	* Constituted as '''No. 12 Squadron (Yaks)''' on 1 December 1945<ref name=BRakshak>{{cite web\|title=Squadrons and Helicopter Units\|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Units/Squadrons/292-Squadrons.html\|publisher=Bharat Rakshak\|access-date=23 November 2015}}</ref>		* Constituted as '''No. 12 Squadron (Yaks)''' on 1 December 1945<ref name=BRakshak>{{cite web\|title=Squadrons and Helicopter Units\|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Units/Squadrons/292-Squadrons.html\|publisher=Bharat Rakshak\|access-date=23 November 2015\|archive-date=9 December 2012\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121209134909/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Units/Squadrons/292-Squadrons.html\|url-status=dead}}</ref>

	===Assignments===		===Assignments===
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	* [[Douglas C-47 Skytrain\|C-47]]		* [[Douglas C-47 Skytrain\|C-47]]
	* [[AN-32]]		* [[AN-32]]
			* [[Douglas DC-3]]

	==References==		==References==
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	[[Category:Indian Air Force aircraft squadrons\|012]]		[[Category:Indian Air Force aircraft squadrons\|012]]
			[[Category:Military units and formations established in 1945]]

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	===Lineage===		===Lineage===
	* Constituted as '''No. 12 Squadron (Yaks)''' on 1 December 1945<ref name=BRakshak>{{cite web\|title=Squadrons and Helicopter Units\|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Units/Squadrons/292-Squadrons.html\|publisher=Bharat Rakshak\|access-date=23 November ~~2022~~}}</ref>		* Constituted as '''No. 12 Squadron (Yaks)''' on 1 December 1945<ref name=BRakshak>{{cite web\|title=Squadrons and Helicopter Units\|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Units/Squadrons/292-Squadrons.html\|publisher=Bharat Rakshak\|access-date=23 November 2015}}</ref>

	===Assignments===		===Assignments===

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	==History==		==History==
	The No. 12 Squadron ~~were~~ raised in 1945 at ~~Agra~~ and moved to the present location. Also known as "The Striking Yaks".		The No. 12 Squadron was raised in 1945 at Kohat and moved to the present location in Aug 1947. Also known as "The Striking Yaks".

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	* Constituted as '''No. 12 Squadron (Yaks)''' on 1 December 1945<ref name=BRakshak>{{cite web\|title=Squadrons and Helicopter Units\|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Units/Squadrons/292-Squadrons.html\|publisher=Bharat Rakshak\|access-date=23 November ~~2015~~}}</ref>		* Constituted as '''No. 12 Squadron (Yaks)''' on 1 December 1945<ref name=BRakshak>{{cite web\|title=Squadrons and Helicopter Units\|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Units/Squadrons/292-Squadrons.html\|publisher=Bharat Rakshak\|access-date=23 November 2022}}</ref>

	===Assignments===		===Assignments===

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No. 12 Squadron is a unit of the [[Indian Air Force]] assigned to [[Maintenance Command, Indian Air Force|Central Command]]. The Squadron participates in operations involving air, land and airdrop of troops, equipment, supplies, and support or augment special operations forces, when appropriate.

==History==
The No. 12 Squadron were raised in 1945 at Agra and moved to the present location. Also known as "The Striking Yaks".

===Lineage===
* Constituted as '''No. 12 Squadron (Yaks)''' on 1 December 1945<ref name=BRakshak>{{cite web|title=Squadrons and Helicopter Units|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Units/Squadrons/292-Squadrons.html|publisher=Bharat Rakshak|access-date=23 November 2015}}</ref>

===Assignments===
* [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965]]
* [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]]

===Aircraft===
* [[Supermarine Spitfire|Spitfire]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indiastrategic.in/topstories184.htm|title = ..:: India Strategic ::.. Indian Air Force: Indian Air Force and its Transport Fleet}}</ref>
* [[Douglas C-47 Skytrain|C-47]]
* [[AN-32]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Indian Air Force}}

[[Category:Indian Air Force aircraft squadrons|012]]