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	The squadron's role is air defence and offence. It is known as "The First Supersonics" because it was the first squadron in the IAF to be equipped with [[Supersonic aircraft\|supersonic]] [[Mikoyan MiG-21]]s in 1963.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.lancerpublishers.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=1289\|title = Lancer Publishers Online Bookshop}}</ref>		The squadron's role is air defence and offence. It is known as "The First Supersonics" because it was the first squadron in the IAF to be equipped with [[Supersonic aircraft\|supersonic]] [[Mikoyan MiG-21]]s in 1963.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.lancerpublishers.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=1289\|title = Lancer Publishers Online Bookshop}}</ref>

	The squadron was initially based in [[Chandigarh]], Ambala Before 1947 ,later moved to Tezpur, Assam, then Pune, Maharashtra and later to Jamnagar, Gujarat. {{when\|date=March ~~2022~~}}. They were equipped with MiG 29s in the early 1990s and took part in operations in 2000 in the period of tension between [[India]] and [[Pakistan]] following the 1999 [[Kargil War]].		The squadron was initially based in [[Chandigarh]], Ambala Before 1947 ,later moved to Tezpur, Assam, then Pune, Maharashtra and later to Jamnagar, Gujarat. {{when\|date=March 2011}}. They were equipped with MiG 29s in the early 1990s and took part in operations in 2000 in the period of tension between [[India]] and [[Pakistan]] following the 1999 [[Kargil War]].
	===Lineage===		===Lineage===
	* Constituted as '''No. 28 Squadron (First Supersonics)''' on 23 March 1963<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=28 November ~~2022~~}}</ref>		* Constituted as '''No. 28 Squadron (First Supersonics)''' on 23 March 1963<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=28 November 2015}}</ref>

	==Aircraft==		==Aircraft==
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	===Assignments===		===Assignments===
	*[[Indo-Pak war of 1971]]<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://firstsupersonics.blogspot.in/2012/12/thunder-over-dacca-1971-war.html\|title = The First Supersonics: Thunder over Dacca - 1971 War\|date = 10 December ~~2022~~}}</ref>		*[[Indo-Pak war of 1971]]<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://firstsupersonics.blogspot.in/2012/12/thunder-over-dacca-1971-war.html\|title = The First Supersonics: Thunder over Dacca - 1971 War\|date = 10 December 2012}}</ref>

	==References==		==References==

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	'''No. 28 Squadron, Indian Air Force''', nicknamed ''The First Supersonics'' is a [[Squadron (aviation)\|squadron]] of the [[Indian Air Force]] (IAF). It is currently based in [[~~Jamnagar~~]], [[~~Gujarat~~]] with [[~~South~~ Western Air Command]] and flies [[Mikoyan MiG-29]]s.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Units/Squadrons/292-Squadrons.html\|title = Squadrons and Helicopter Units}}</ref>		'''No. 28 Squadron, Indian Air Force''', nicknamed ''The First Supersonics'' is a [[Squadron (aviation)\|squadron]] of the [[Indian Air Force]] (IAF). It is currently based in [[Adampur]], [[Punjab, India\|Punjab]] with the [[Western Air Command]] and flies [[Mikoyan MiG-29]]s.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Units/Squadrons/292-Squadrons.html\|title = Squadrons and Helicopter Units}}</ref>

	==History==		==History==
	The squadron's role is air defence and offence. It is known as "The First Supersonics" because it was the first squadron in the IAF to be equipped with [[Supersonic aircraft\|supersonic]] [[Mikoyan MiG-21]]s in 1963.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.lancerpublishers.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=1289\|title = Lancer Publishers Online Bookshop}}</ref>		The squadron's role is air defence and offence. It is known as "The First Supersonics" because it was the first squadron in the IAF to be equipped with [[Supersonic aircraft\|supersonic]] [[Mikoyan MiG-21]]s in 1963.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.lancerpublishers.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=1289\|title = Lancer Publishers Online Bookshop}}</ref>

	The squadron was initially based in [[Chandigarh]], later moved to Tezpur, Assam, then Pune, Maharashtra and later to Jamnagar, Gujarat. {{when\|date=March ~~2011~~}}. They were equipped with MiG 29s in the early 1990s and took part in operations in 2000 in the period of tension between [[India]] and [[Pakistan]] following the 1999 [[Kargil War]].		The squadron was initially based in [[Chandigarh]], Ambala Before 1947 ,later moved to Tezpur, Assam, then Pune, Maharashtra and later to Jamnagar, Gujarat. {{when\|date=March 2022}}. They were equipped with MiG 29s in the early 1990s and took part in operations in 2000 in the period of tension between [[India]] and [[Pakistan]] following the 1999 [[Kargil War]].
	===Lineage===		===Lineage===
	* Constituted as '''No. 28 Squadron (First Supersonics)''' on 23 March 1963<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=28 November ~~2015~~}}</ref>		* Constituted as '''No. 28 Squadron (First Supersonics)''' on 23 March 1963<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=28 November 2022}}</ref>

	==Aircraft==		==Aircraft==
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	===Assignments===		===Assignments===
	*[[Indo-Pak war of 1971]]<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://firstsupersonics.blogspot.in/2012/12/thunder-over-dacca-1971-war.html\|title = The First Supersonics: Thunder over Dacca - 1971 War\|date = 10 December ~~2012~~}}</ref>		*[[Indo-Pak war of 1971]]<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://firstsupersonics.blogspot.in/2012/12/thunder-over-dacca-1971-war.html\|title = The First Supersonics: Thunder over Dacca - 1971 War\|date = 10 December 2022}}</ref>

	==References==		==References==

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'''No. 28 Squadron, Indian Air Force''', nicknamed ''The First Supersonics'' is a [[Squadron (aviation)|squadron]] of the [[Indian Air Force]] (IAF). It is currently based in [[Jamnagar]], [[Gujarat]] with [[South Western Air Command]] and flies [[Mikoyan MiG-29]]s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Units/Squadrons/292-Squadrons.html|title = Squadrons and Helicopter Units}}</ref>

==History==
The squadron's role is air defence and offence. It is known as "The First Supersonics" because it was the first squadron in the IAF to be equipped with [[Supersonic aircraft|supersonic]] [[Mikoyan MiG-21]]s in 1963.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.lancerpublishers.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=1289|title = Lancer Publishers Online Bookshop}}</ref>

The squadron was initially based in [[Chandigarh]], later moved to Tezpur, Assam, then Pune, Maharashtra and later to Jamnagar, Gujarat. {{when|date=March 2011}}. They were equipped with MiG 29s in the early 1990s and took part in operations in 2000 in the period of tension between [[India]] and [[Pakistan]] following the 1999 [[Kargil War]].
===Lineage===
* Constituted as '''No. 28 Squadron (First Supersonics)''' on 23 March 1963<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=28 November 2015}}</ref>

==Aircraft==
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! Aircraft !! From !! To !! Air Base
|-
| [[MiG-21|MiG-21 F13]] || 23 March 1963 || August 1966 || [[Chandigarh Airport|AFS Chandigarh]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/units/squadrons/28-squadron-first-supersonics.html#gsc.tab=0|title=No. 28 Squadron|publisher=Bharat Rakshak}}</ref>
|-
| [[MiG-21|MiG-21 PF]] || November 1964 || August 1967 || [[Adampur Airport|AFS Adampur]]
|-
| [[MiG-21|MiG-21 FL]] || March 1966 || January 1987 || [[Tezpur Airport|AFS Tezpur]]
|-
| [[MiG-29]] || December 1987 || Present || [[Jamnagar Airport|AFS Jamnagar]]
|}

===Assignments===
*[[Indo-Pak war of 1971]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://firstsupersonics.blogspot.in/2012/12/thunder-over-dacca-1971-war.html|title = The First Supersonics: Thunder over Dacca - 1971 War|date = 10 December 2012}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Indian Air Force}}

[[Category:Indian Air Force aircraft squadrons|028]]