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	'''No. 17 Squadron''' (Golden Arrows) is a [[Squadron (aviation)\|squadron]] of the [[Indian Air Force]] stationed at the [[Ambala Air Force Station]] as part of the [[Western Air Command (India)\|Western Air Command]].<ref name="17history">{{cite web\|url=https://pib.gov.in/Pressreleaseshare.aspx?PRID=1584651\|title=Resurrection Ceremony for 17 Squadron 'GOLDEN ARROWS'\|publisher=PIB India\|access-date=10 September ~~2022~~}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Units/Squadrons/292-Squadrons.html\|title=Squadrons and Helicopter Units\|first=Mottos, Raising Dates, Location\|last=etc\|website=Bharat-Rakshak.com\|access-date=26 October ~~2022~~}}</ref> The squadron was number-plated in 2016, but was resurrected in Ambala on 11 September 2019 with the [[Dassault Rafale]].<ref name="Resurrect">{{cite web \|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/iaf-resurrects-17-squadron-golden-arrows-for-rafale/article29384434.ece \|title=IAF resurrects 17 Squadron 'Golden Arrows' for Rafale \|date=10 September 2019 \|work=thehindu.com \|place=New Delhi \|access-date=30 July 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190915173443/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/iaf-resurrects-17-squadron-golden-arrows-for-rafale/article29384434.ece \|archive-date=29 July 2020\|url-status=live}}</ref>		'''No. 17 Squadron''' (Golden Arrows) is a [[Squadron (aviation)\|squadron]] of the [[Indian Air Force]] stationed at the [[Ambala Air Force Station]] as part of the [[Western Air Command (India)\|Western Air Command]].<ref name="17history">{{cite web\|url=https://pib.gov.in/Pressreleaseshare.aspx?PRID=1584651\|title=Resurrection Ceremony for 17 Squadron 'GOLDEN ARROWS'\|publisher=PIB India\|access-date=10 September 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Units/Squadrons/292-Squadrons.html\|title=Squadrons and Helicopter Units\|first=Mottos, Raising Dates, Location\|last=etc\|website=Bharat-Rakshak.com\|access-date=26 October 2017}}</ref> The squadron was number-plated in 2016, but was resurrected in Ambala on 11 September 2019 with the [[Dassault Rafale]].<ref name="Resurrect">{{cite web \|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/iaf-resurrects-17-squadron-golden-arrows-for-rafale/article29384434.ece \|title=IAF resurrects 17 Squadron 'Golden Arrows' for Rafale \|date=10 September 2019 \|work=thehindu.com \|place=New Delhi \|access-date=30 July 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190915173443/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/iaf-resurrects-17-squadron-golden-arrows-for-rafale/article29384434.ece \|archive-date=29 July 2020\|url-status=live}}</ref>

	==History==		==History==
	No. 17 Squadron was raised in [[Ambala]] on 1 October 1951 under the command of Flight Lieutenant D.L. Springett.<ref name="Resurrect"/> It initially flew [[North American T-6 Texan\|Harvard-II B]]. It was moved from the East to Delhi during the [[1965 Indo-Pakistani War]] to provide air cover for the capital.<ref>''Indian Air Force in Wars'' by Air Vice Marshal Arun Kumar Tiwary</ref>		No. 17 Squadron was raised in [[Ambala]] on 1 October 1951 under the command of Flight Lieutenant D.L. Springett.<ref name="Resurrect"/> It initially flew [[North American T-6 Texan\|Harvard-II B]]. It was moved from the East to Delhi during the [[1965 Indo-Pakistani War]] to provide air cover for the capital.<ref>''Indian Air Force in Wars'' by Air Vice Marshal Arun Kumar Tiwary</ref>

	It was awarded its [[Queen's Colour\|President's Standard]] on 8 November 1988 at [[Palam]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://indianairforce.nic.in/show_page.php?pg_id=102\|title=Honour & Awards - Units - President Standards\|website=IndianAirForce.nic.in\|access-date=26 October ~~2022~~}}</ref>		It was awarded its [[Queen's Colour\|President's Standard]] on 8 November 1988 at [[Palam]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://indianairforce.nic.in/show_page.php?pg_id=102\|title=Honour & Awards - Units - President Standards\|website=IndianAirForce.nic.in\|access-date=26 October 2017}}</ref>

	==Affiliation with the Indian Army==		==Affiliation with the Indian Army==

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	'''No. 17 Squadron''' (Golden Arrows) is a [[Squadron (aviation)\|squadron]] of the [[Indian Air Force]] stationed at [[Ambala Air Force Station~~\|Ambala AFS~~]] as part of [[Western Air Command (India)\|Western Air Command]].<ref name="17history">{{cite web\|url=https://pib.gov.in/Pressreleaseshare.aspx?PRID=1584651\|title=Resurrection Ceremony for 17 Squadron 'GOLDEN ARROWS'\|publisher=PIB India\|access-date=10 September ~~2019~~}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Units/Squadrons/292-Squadrons.html\|title=Squadrons and Helicopter Units\|first=Mottos, Raising Dates, Location\|last=etc\|website=Bharat-Rakshak.com\|access-date=26 October ~~2017~~}}</ref> The squadron was number-plated in 2016, but was resurrected in Ambala on 11 September 2019 with [[Dassault Rafale]]s.<ref name="Resurrect">{{cite web \|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/iaf-resurrects-17-squadron-golden-arrows-for-rafale/article29384434.ece \|title=IAF resurrects 17 Squadron 'Golden Arrows' for Rafale \|date=10 September 2019 \|work=thehindu.com \|place=New Delhi \|access-date=30 July 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190915173443/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/iaf-resurrects-17-squadron-golden-arrows-for-rafale/article29384434.ece \|archive-date=29 July 2020\|url-status=live}}</ref>		'''No. 17 Squadron''' (Golden Arrows) is a [[Squadron (aviation)\|squadron]] of the [[Indian Air Force]] stationed at the [[Ambala Air Force Station]] as part of the [[Western Air Command (India)\|Western Air Command]].<ref name="17history">{{cite web\|url=https://pib.gov.in/Pressreleaseshare.aspx?PRID=1584651\|title=Resurrection Ceremony for 17 Squadron 'GOLDEN ARROWS'\|publisher=PIB India\|access-date=10 September 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Units/Squadrons/292-Squadrons.html\|title=Squadrons and Helicopter Units\|first=Mottos, Raising Dates, Location\|last=etc\|website=Bharat-Rakshak.com\|access-date=26 October 2022}}</ref> The squadron was number-plated in 2016, but was resurrected in Ambala on 11 September 2019 with the [[Dassault Rafale]].<ref name="Resurrect">{{cite web \|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/iaf-resurrects-17-squadron-golden-arrows-for-rafale/article29384434.ece \|title=IAF resurrects 17 Squadron 'Golden Arrows' for Rafale \|date=10 September 2019 \|work=thehindu.com \|place=New Delhi \|access-date=30 July 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190915173443/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/iaf-resurrects-17-squadron-golden-arrows-for-rafale/article29384434.ece \|archive-date=29 July 2020\|url-status=live}}</ref>

	==History==		==History==
	No. 17 Squadron was raised in [[Ambala]] on 1 October 1951 under the command of Flight Lieutenant D.L. Springett.<ref name="Resurrect"/> It initially flew [[North American T-6 Texan\|Harvard-II B]]. It was moved from the East to Delhi during the [[1965 Indo-Pakistani War]] to provide air cover for the capital.<ref>''Indian Air Force in Wars'' by Air Vice Marshal Arun Kumar Tiwary</ref>		No. 17 Squadron was raised in [[Ambala]] on 1 October 1951 under the command of Flight Lieutenant D.L. Springett.<ref name="Resurrect"/> It initially flew [[North American T-6 Texan\|Harvard-II B]]. It was moved from the East to Delhi during the [[1965 Indo-Pakistani War]] to provide air cover for the capital.<ref>''Indian Air Force in Wars'' by Air Vice Marshal Arun Kumar Tiwary</ref>

	It was awarded its [[Queen's Colour\|President's Standard]] on 8 November 1988 at [[Palam]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://indianairforce.nic.in/show_page.php?pg_id=102\|title=Honour & Awards - Units - President Standards\|website=IndianAirForce.nic.in\|access-date=26 October ~~2017~~}}</ref>		It was awarded its [[Queen's Colour\|President's Standard]] on 8 November 1988 at [[Palam]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://indianairforce.nic.in/show_page.php?pg_id=102\|title=Honour & Awards - Units - President Standards\|website=IndianAirForce.nic.in\|access-date=26 October 2022}}</ref>

	==Affiliation with the Indian Army==		==Affiliation with the Indian Army==
	On 4 October 2021, ~~The~~ Squadron's affiliation with the [[Indian Army]]'s [[Sikh Light Infantry]] regiment was formally signed at the [[Ambala Air Force Station]].<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Affiliation of IAF 17 Squadron with Army''s Sikh Light Infantry regiment signed\|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/affiliation-of-iaf-17-squadron-with-armys-sikh-light-infantry-regiment-signed/2172531\|access-date=2021-10-05\|website=~~https://~~www.outlookindia.com/\|language=en}}</ref>		On 4th October 2021, the Squadron's affiliation with the [[Indian Army]]'s [[Sikh Light Infantry]] regiment was formally signed at the [[Ambala Air Force Station]].<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Affiliation of IAF 17 Squadron with Army''s Sikh Light Infantry regiment signed\|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/affiliation-of-iaf-17-squadron-with-armys-sikh-light-infantry-regiment-signed/2172531\|access-date=2021-10-05\|website=www.outlookindia.com/\|language=en}}</ref>

	The Indian Army Chief [[Manoj Mukund Naravane\|M. M. Naravane]] and Air Commodore Tarun Chaudhry of 17 Squadron signed the charter of affiliation.<ref>{{Cite web\|date=2021-10-05\|title=Indian Army's Sikh Light Infantry regiment signs affiliation with IAF's 17 squadron in Ambala\|url=https://www.firstpost.com/india/indian-armys-sikh-light-infantry-regiment-signs-affiliation-with-iafs-17-squadron-in-ambala-10028331.html\|access-date=2021-10-05\|website=Firstpost\|language=en}}</ref>		The Indian Army Chief [[Manoj Mukund Naravane\|M. M. Naravane]] and Air Commodore Tarun Chaudhry of 17 Squadron signed the charter of affiliation.<ref>{{Cite web\|date=2021-10-05\|title=Indian Army's Sikh Light Infantry regiment signs affiliation with IAF's 17 squadron in Ambala\|url=https://www.firstpost.com/india/indian-armys-sikh-light-infantry-regiment-signs-affiliation-with-iafs-17-squadron-in-ambala-10028331.html\|access-date=2021-10-05\|website=Firstpost\|language=en}}</ref>

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	'''No. 17 Squadron''' is a [[Squadron (aviation)\|squadron]] of the [[Indian Air Force]] stationed at [[Ambala Air Force Station\|Ambala AFS]] as part of [[Western Air Command (India)\|Western Air Command]].<ref name="17history"/><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Units/Squadrons/292-Squadrons.html\|title=Squadrons and Helicopter Units\|first=Mottos, Raising Dates, Location\|last=etc\|website=Bharat-Rakshak.com\|access-date=26 October 2017}}</ref> The squadron was number-plated in 2016, but was resurrected in Ambala on 11 September 2019 with [[Dassault Rafale]]s.<ref name="Resurrect">{{cite web \|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/iaf-resurrects-17-squadron-golden-arrows-for-rafale/article29384434.ece \|title=IAF resurrects 17 Squadron 'Golden Arrows' for Rafale \|date=10 September 2019 \|work=thehindu.com \|place=New Delhi \|access-date=30 July 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190915173443/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/iaf-resurrects-17-squadron-golden-arrows-for-rafale/article29384434.ece \|archive-date=29 July 2020\|url-status=live}}</ref>		'''No. 17 Squadron''' (Golden Arrows) is a [[Squadron (aviation)\|squadron]] of the [[Indian Air Force]] stationed at [[Ambala Air Force Station\|Ambala AFS]] as part of [[Western Air Command (India)\|Western Air Command]].<ref name="17history">{{cite web\|url=https://pib.gov.in/Pressreleaseshare.aspx?PRID=1584651\|title=Resurrection Ceremony for 17 Squadron 'GOLDEN ARROWS'\|publisher=PIB India\|access-date=10 September 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Units/Squadrons/292-Squadrons.html\|title=Squadrons and Helicopter Units\|first=Mottos, Raising Dates, Location\|last=etc\|website=Bharat-Rakshak.com\|access-date=26 October 2017}}</ref> The squadron was number-plated in 2016, but was resurrected in Ambala on 11 September 2019 with [[Dassault Rafale]]s.<ref name="Resurrect">{{cite web \|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/iaf-resurrects-17-squadron-golden-arrows-for-rafale/article29384434.ece \|title=IAF resurrects 17 Squadron 'Golden Arrows' for Rafale \|date=10 September 2019 \|work=thehindu.com \|place=New Delhi \|access-date=30 July 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190915173443/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/iaf-resurrects-17-squadron-golden-arrows-for-rafale/article29384434.ece \|archive-date=29 July 2020\|url-status=live}}</ref>

	==History==		==History==
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	It was awarded its [[Queen's Colour\|President's Standard]] on 8 November 1988 at [[Palam]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://indianairforce.nic.in/show_page.php?pg_id=102\|title=Honour & Awards - Units - President Standards\|website=IndianAirForce.nic.in\|access-date=26 October 2017}}</ref>		It was awarded its [[Queen's Colour\|President's Standard]] on 8 November 1988 at [[Palam]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://indianairforce.nic.in/show_page.php?pg_id=102\|title=Honour & Awards - Units - President Standards\|website=IndianAirForce.nic.in\|access-date=26 October 2017}}</ref>

	==~~Feature Film based on~~ the ~~Golden Arrows~~==		==Affiliation with the Indian Army==
			On 4 October 2021, The Squadron's affiliation with the [[Indian Army]]'s [[Sikh Light Infantry]] regiment was formally signed at the [[Ambala Air Force Station]].<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Affiliation of IAF 17 Squadron with Army''s Sikh Light Infantry regiment signed\|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/affiliation-of-iaf-17-squadron-with-armys-sikh-light-infantry-regiment-signed/2172531\|access-date=2021-10-05\|website=https://www.outlookindia.com/\|language=en}}</ref>

	A film is being produced on the Golden Arrows squadron based on the 1999 Kargil war. The film is dedicated to Sqn Ldr [[Ajay Ahuja]] who was flight commander of 17 Squadron, Golden Arrows. Wing commander [[Birender Singh Dhanoa]] was the Squadron Commander who later became the [[Air chief marshal (India)\|Air Chief Marshal]] of the Indian Air Force. The film is being directed by Kushal Srivastava. <ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.russiaherald.com/news/266091867/film-golden-arrows-on-life-of-former-iaf-chief-bs-dhanoa-announced\|title=Film 'Golden Arrows' on life of former IAF Chief BS Dhanoa announced\|website=Russia Herald}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/after-gunjan-saxena-another-film-on-iaf-announced-golden-arrows-to-be-based-on-former-chief-bs-dhanoa-8713881.html\|title=After Gunjan Saxena, another film on IAF announced; Golden Arrows to be based on former chief BS Dhanoa - Entertainment News , Firstpost\|date=15 August 2020\|website=Firstpost}}</ref>		The Indian Army Chief [[Manoj Mukund Naravane\|M. M. Naravane]] and Air Commodore Tarun Chaudhry of 17 Squadron signed the charter of affiliation.<ref>{{Cite web\|date=2021-10-05\|title=Indian Army's Sikh Light Infantry regiment signs affiliation with IAF's 17 squadron in Ambala\|url=https://www.firstpost.com/india/indian-armys-sikh-light-infantry-regiment-signs-affiliation-with-iafs-17-squadron-in-ambala-10028331.html\|access-date=2021-10-05\|website=Firstpost\|language=en}}</ref>

			==Feature Film based on the Golden Arrows==

			A film is being produced on the Golden Arrows squadron based on the 1999 Kargil war, named 'Golden Arrows'. The film is dedicated to Sqn Ldr [[Ajay Ahuja]] who was flight commander of 17 Squadron, Golden Arrows. Wing commander [[Birender Singh Dhanoa]] was the Squadron Commander who later became the [[Air chief marshal (India)\|Air Chief Marshal]] of the Indian Air Force. The film is being directed by Kushal Srivastava.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.russiaherald.com/news/266091867/film-golden-arrows-on-life-of-former-iaf-chief-bs-dhanoa-announced\|title=Film 'Golden Arrows' on life of former IAF Chief BS Dhanoa announced\|website=Russia Herald}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/after-gunjan-saxena-another-film-on-iaf-announced-golden-arrows-to-be-based-on-former-chief-bs-dhanoa-8713881.html\|title=After Gunjan Saxena, another film on IAF announced; Golden Arrows to be based on former chief BS Dhanoa - Entertainment News , Firstpost\|date=15 August 2020\|website=Firstpost}}</ref>

	==Aircraft==		==Aircraft==
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	\| [[North American T-6 Texan\|Harvard-II B]] \|\| 1 October 1951\|\| October 1955 \|\| [[Ambala Air Force Station\|Ambala AFS]]<ref name="Glorious">{{cite web\|url=https://pib.gov.in/newsite/erelcontent.aspx?relid=76047\|title= Golden Arrows Complete 60 Years of Glorious Service to the Nation\|date=2011-11-16}}</ref><ref name="17history">{{cite web\|url=https://pib.gov.in/Pressreleaseshare.aspx?PRID=1584651\|title=Resurrection Ceremony for 17 Squadron 'GOLDEN ARROWS'\|publisher=PIB India\|access-date=10 September 2019}}</ref>		\| [[North American T-6 Texan\|Harvard-II B]] \|\| 1 October 1951\|\| October 1955 \|\| rowspan='3'\|[[Ambala Air Force Station\|Ambala AFS]]<ref name="17history"/><ref name="Glorious">{{cite web\|url=https://pib.gov.in/newsite/erelcontent.aspx?relid=76047\|title= Golden Arrows Complete 60 Years of Glorious Service to the Nation\|date=2011-11-16}}</ref>
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	\| [[de Havilland Vampire]] \|\| November 1955\|\| 1957 ~~\|\| [[Ambala Air Force Station\|Ambala AFS]]<ref name="Glorious"/><ref name="17history"/>~~		\| [[de Havilland Vampire]] \|\| November 1955\|\| 1957
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	\| [[Hawker Hunter]] \|\| 1957\|\| 1975 ~~\|\| [[Ambala Air Force Station\|Ambala AFS]]<ref name="Glorious"/><ref name="17history"/>~~		\| [[Hawker Hunter]] \|\| 1957\|\| 1975
	\|-		\|-
	\| [[~~MIG~~-21]] \|\| 1975 \|\| 2016 \|\| [[Bathinda Air Force Station\|Bathinda AFS]]<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/iaf-golden-arrows-squadron-led-by-air-chief-bs-dhanoa-during-kargil-war-to-be-resurrected-for-rafale-1597418-2019-09-10\|title=IAF's Golden Arrows Squadron, led by Air Chief Dhanoa during Kargil war, to be resurrected for Rafale\|date=2019-09-09}}</ref~~><ref name="17history"/~~>		\| [[MiG-21]] \|\| 1975 \|\| 2016 \|\| [[Bathinda Air Force Station\|Bathinda AFS]]<ref name="17history"/><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/iaf-golden-arrows-squadron-led-by-air-chief-bs-dhanoa-during-kargil-war-to-be-resurrected-for-rafale-1597418-2019-09-10\|title=IAF's Golden Arrows Squadron, led by Air Chief Dhanoa during Kargil war, to be resurrected for Rafale\|date=2019-09-09}}</ref>
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	\| [[Dassault Rafale]] \|\| 21 September 2019 \|\| ~~present~~ \|\| [[Ambala Air Force Station\|Ambala AFS]]<ref name="Resurrect"/>		\| [[Dassault Rafale]] \|\| 21 September 2019 \|\| Present \|\| [[Ambala Air Force Station\|Ambala AFS]]<ref name="Resurrect"/>
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'''No. 17 Squadron''' is a [[Squadron (aviation)|squadron]] of the [[Indian Air Force]] stationed at [[Ambala Air Force Station|Ambala AFS]] as part of [[Western Air Command (India)|Western Air Command]].<ref name="17history"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Units/Squadrons/292-Squadrons.html|title=Squadrons and Helicopter Units|first=Mottos, Raising Dates, Location|last=etc|website=Bharat-Rakshak.com|access-date=26 October 2017}}</ref> The squadron was number-plated in 2016, but was resurrected in Ambala on 11 September 2019 with [[Dassault Rafale]]s.<ref name="Resurrect">{{cite web |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/iaf-resurrects-17-squadron-golden-arrows-for-rafale/article29384434.ece |title=IAF resurrects 17 Squadron 'Golden Arrows' for Rafale |date=10 September 2019 |work=thehindu.com |place=New Delhi |access-date=30 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190915173443/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/iaf-resurrects-17-squadron-golden-arrows-for-rafale/article29384434.ece |archive-date=29 July 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>

==History==
No. 17 Squadron was raised in [[Ambala]] on 1 October 1951 under the command of Flight Lieutenant D.L. Springett.<ref name="Resurrect"/> It initially flew [[North American T-6 Texan|Harvard-II B]]. It was moved from the East to Delhi during the [[1965 Indo-Pakistani War]] to provide air cover for the capital.<ref>''Indian Air Force in Wars'' by Air Vice Marshal Arun Kumar Tiwary</ref>

It was awarded its [[Queen's Colour|President's Standard]] on 8 November 1988 at [[Palam]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianairforce.nic.in/show_page.php?pg_id=102|title=Honour & Awards - Units - President Standards|website=IndianAirForce.nic.in|access-date=26 October 2017}}</ref>

==Feature Film based on the Golden Arrows==

A film is being produced on the Golden Arrows squadron based on the 1999 Kargil war. The film is dedicated to Sqn Ldr [[Ajay Ahuja]] who was flight commander of 17 Squadron, Golden Arrows. Wing commander [[Birender Singh Dhanoa]] was the Squadron Commander who later became the [[Air chief marshal (India)|Air Chief Marshal]] of the Indian Air Force. The film is being directed by Kushal Srivastava. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.russiaherald.com/news/266091867/film-golden-arrows-on-life-of-former-iaf-chief-bs-dhanoa-announced|title=Film 'Golden Arrows' on life of former IAF Chief BS Dhanoa announced|website=Russia Herald}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/after-gunjan-saxena-another-film-on-iaf-announced-golden-arrows-to-be-based-on-former-chief-bs-dhanoa-8713881.html|title=After Gunjan Saxena, another film on IAF announced; Golden Arrows to be based on former chief BS Dhanoa - Entertainment News , Firstpost|date=15 August 2020|website=Firstpost}}</ref>

==Aircraft==
Aircraft types operated by the squadron:
{| class="wikitable"
|+
! Aircraft Type!!From!!To!!Air Base
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| [[North American T-6 Texan|Harvard-II B]] || 1 October 1951|| October 1955 || [[Ambala Air Force Station|Ambala AFS]]<ref name="Glorious">{{cite web|url=https://pib.gov.in/newsite/erelcontent.aspx?relid=76047|title= Golden Arrows Complete 60 Years of Glorious Service to the Nation|date=2011-11-16}}</ref><ref name="17history">{{cite web|url=https://pib.gov.in/Pressreleaseshare.aspx?PRID=1584651|title=Resurrection Ceremony for 17 Squadron 'GOLDEN ARROWS'|publisher=PIB India|access-date=10 September 2019}}</ref>
|-
| [[de Havilland Vampire]] || November 1955|| 1957 || [[Ambala Air Force Station|Ambala AFS]]<ref name="Glorious"/><ref name="17history"/>
|-
| [[Hawker Hunter]] || 1957|| 1975 || [[Ambala Air Force Station|Ambala AFS]]<ref name="Glorious"/><ref name="17history"/>
|-
| [[MIG-21]] || 1975 || 2016 || [[Bathinda Air Force Station|Bathinda AFS]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/iaf-golden-arrows-squadron-led-by-air-chief-bs-dhanoa-during-kargil-war-to-be-resurrected-for-rafale-1597418-2019-09-10|title=IAF's Golden Arrows Squadron, led by Air Chief Dhanoa during Kargil war, to be resurrected for Rafale|date=2019-09-09}}</ref><ref name="17history"/>
|-
| [[Dassault Rafale]] || 21 September 2019 || present || [[Ambala Air Force Station|Ambala AFS]]<ref name="Resurrect"/>
|}

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