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	'''No. 27 Squadron (Flaming Arrows) [[Indian Air Force\|IAF]]''' is a Ground-Attack and [[Close Air Support]] squadron of the Indian Air Force, operating from [[Gorakhpur]] AFS, under Central Air Command.<ref name="GS AFS">{{cite web\|title=Indian Air Force Stations\|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/airbase.htm\|work=Indian Air Force\|publisher=Global Security\|access-date=30 July ~~2022~~}}</ref>		'''No. 27 Squadron (Flaming Arrows) [[Indian Air Force\|IAF]]''' is a Ground-Attack and [[Close Air Support]] squadron of the Indian Air Force, operating from [[Gorakhpur]] AFS, under Central Air Command.<ref name="GS AFS">{{cite web\|title=Indian Air Force Stations\|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/airbase.htm\|work=Indian Air Force\|publisher=Global Security\|access-date=30 July 2012}}</ref>

	==History==		==History==
	The squadron was raised at [[Adampur]] AFS on 15 February 1957, with [[de Havilland Vampire]]s, as a Ground-Attack and Close Air Support unit.<ref name=SHU>{{cite web\|title=Squadrons and Helicopter Units\|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Units/Squadrons/292-Squadrons.html\|work=Indian Air Force Units\|access-date=30 July ~~2022~~}}</ref> The Vampires were replaced by September, the next year, with [[Hawker Hunter\|Hunter Mk.56]] aircraft, when it was moved to [[Ambala]] AFS.<ref name=IAF.nic>{{cite web\|title=No 27 Squadron(Flaming Arrows)\|url=http://indianairforce.nic.in/show_unit.php?ch=22\|work=Indian Air Force Units\|publisher=[Official Website of the Indian Air Force]\|access-date=30 July ~~2022~~}}</ref>		The squadron was raised at [[Adampur]] AFS on 15 February 1957, with [[de Havilland Vampire]]s, as a Ground-Attack and Close Air Support unit.<ref name=SHU>{{cite web\|title=Squadrons and Helicopter Units\|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Units/Squadrons/292-Squadrons.html\|work=Indian Air Force Units\|access-date=30 July 2012}}</ref> The Vampires were replaced by September, the next year, with [[Hawker Hunter\|Hunter Mk.56]] aircraft, when it was moved to [[Ambala]] AFS.<ref name=IAF.nic>{{cite web\|title=No 27 Squadron(Flaming Arrows)\|url=http://indianairforce.nic.in/show_unit.php?ch=22\|work=Indian Air Force Units\|publisher=[Official Website of the Indian Air Force]\|access-date=30 July 2012}}</ref>

	It had its first taste of war during the [[Indian annexation of Goa\|1961 war in Goa]], tasked to participate in Operation Vijay, strafing various ground targets and airfields.<ref name=GS>{{cite web\|title=Squadron 27 "Flaming Arrows"\|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/sqn-27.htm\|work=Indian Air Force\|publisher=Global Security\|access-date=30 July ~~2022~~}}</ref>		It had its first taste of war during the [[Indian annexation of Goa\|1961 war in Goa]], tasked to participate in Operation Vijay, strafing various ground targets and airfields.<ref name=GS>{{cite web\|title=Squadron 27 "Flaming Arrows"\|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/sqn-27.htm\|work=Indian Air Force\|publisher=Global Security\|access-date=30 July 2012}}</ref>

	===Indo-Pakistan War of 1965===		===Indo-Pakistan War of 1965===

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| image = Crest of No. 27 Squadron IAF.jpg
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| identification_symbol_label = An arrow with its tip on fire
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'''No. 27 Squadron (Flaming Arrows) [[Indian Air Force|IAF]]''' is a Ground-Attack and [[Close Air Support]] squadron of the Indian Air Force, operating from [[Gorakhpur]] AFS, under Central Air Command.<ref name="GS AFS">{{cite web|title=Indian Air Force Stations|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/airbase.htm|work=Indian Air Force|publisher=Global Security|access-date=30 July 2022}}</ref>

==History==
The squadron was raised at [[Adampur]] AFS on 15 February 1957, with [[de Havilland Vampire]]s, as a Ground-Attack and Close Air Support unit.<ref name=SHU>{{cite web|title=Squadrons and Helicopter Units|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Units/Squadrons/292-Squadrons.html|work=Indian Air Force Units|access-date=30 July 2022}}</ref> The Vampires were replaced by September, the next year, with [[Hawker Hunter|Hunter Mk.56]] aircraft, when it was moved to [[Ambala]] AFS.<ref name=IAF.nic>{{cite web|title=No 27 Squadron(Flaming Arrows)|url=http://indianairforce.nic.in/show_unit.php?ch=22|work=Indian Air Force Units|publisher=[Official Website of the Indian Air Force]|access-date=30 July 2022}}</ref>

It had its first taste of war during the [[Indian annexation of Goa|1961 war in Goa]], tasked to participate in Operation Vijay, strafing various ground targets and airfields.<ref name=GS>{{cite web|title=Squadron 27 "Flaming Arrows"|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/sqn-27.htm|work=Indian Air Force|publisher=Global Security|access-date=30 July 2022}}</ref>

===Indo-Pakistan War of 1965===
During the [[Indo-Pakistan War of 1965|1965 Indo-Pakistan War]], the squadron operated from Halwara under the Western Air Command, carrying out Air Defence and Ground Attack missions over Punjab.<ref name="IAF.nic"/><ref name="GS"/>

On 7 September, at 0615 hours, five aircraft of the squadron participated in an attack on Chota Sargodha Air Base, in Pakistan. Then Flight Lt. D.N. Rathore destroyed at least two PAF [[F-86 Sabre]]s parked in the airbase.<ref name="IAF.nic"/> The squadron flew Reconnaissance, Opportunity, and CAS missions in the Gujranwala sector, in the Sialkot-Lahore-Ferozpur axis and in the Khemkaran-Kasur Sector, destroying several enemy tanks and contributing to the "Graveyards of Pattons there". These actions were at a high cost though, the squadron lost five aircraft and two pilots. It earned 2 [[Vir Chakra]]s, and 5 Mention-in-Despatches.<ref name="IAF.nic"/><ref name="GS"/>

===Indo-Pakistan War of 1971===
In April 1965, at Halwara, all the Hunter Mk. 56 aircraft were replaced with Hunter Mk. 56A, and its role changed to Deep Penetration Strike and Fighter Recon. In July 1971, the squadron was relocated to Pathankot.<ref name="IAF.nic"/><ref name="GS"/>

In December, during the [[Indo-Pakistan War of 1971|1971 War with Pakistan]], the squadron carried out a number of sorties over Poonch Sector, providing CAS to ground units. In addition, the squadron flew Combat Air Patrols over army concentration areas, to intercept any Pakistani aircraft. On 7 December, the squadron shifted its missions, providing CAS in the Chhamb–Akhnoor Sector.<ref name="IAF.nic"/><ref name="GS"/>

===Post-War Period===
In January 1985, the squadron was re-equipped with [[SEPECAT Jaguar|Jaguar IS]] aircraft.<ref name="SHU"/> 
The squadron won several trophies in various exercises and gunnery meets, and participated in various operations. On 13 November 1996, it was awarded President Colour for its contributions both in war and peace.<ref name="IAF.nic"/><ref name="GS"/>

===Assignments===
*[[Liberation of Goa]]
*[[Indo-Pakistan War of 1965]]
*[[Indo-Pakistan War of 1971]]

==Aircraft==

Aircraft types operated by the squadron<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/Units/27+Sqn|title=No.27 Squadron - Bharat Rakshak:Indian Air Force|work=bharat-rakshak.com|access-date=2021-06-27}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|+
! Aircraft Type!!From!!To!!Air Base
|-
| [[de Havilland Vampire|de Havilland Vampire FB52]] || 15 February 1957 || September 1958 || [[Adampur Airport|AFS Adampur]]
|-
| [[Hawker Hunter|Hawker Hunter MK 56]] || November 1958 || January 1985 ||
|-
| [[SEPECAT Jaguar|SEPECAT Jaguar IS]] || February 1985 || Present || [[Gorakhpur Airport|AFS Gorakhpur]]
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Indian Air Force}}

[[Category:Indian Air Force aircraft squadrons|027]]

No. 27 Squadron IAF - Revision history

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