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	'''No. 35 Squadron IAF''' (''Rapiers'') was an [[electronic warfare]] and [[air superiority]] squadron of the [[Indian Air Force]] (IAF). It was based at [[Bakshi Ka Talab Airforce Station]], No. 35 Squadron came under the [[Central Air Command]]; and along with [[No. 108 Squadron IAF\|No. 108 Squadron]] formed an operational wing of the IAF. {{as of\|~~2022~~}}, it was equipped with MiG-21M aircraft.<ref name="vayu-janfeb17">{{cite magazine\|title=New CAS flies solo in MiG-21M\|url=http://www.vayuaerospace.in/issue/vayu-issue-vayu-issue-i-jan-feb-2017.pdf\|magazine=Vayu Aerospace and Defence Review\|date=January–February 2017\|issue=1\|pages=14\|publisher=Society for Aerospace Studies}}</ref> The squadron was number plated in 2019.<ref name="dc_061021"/>		'''No. 35 Squadron IAF''' (''Rapiers'') was an [[electronic warfare]] and [[air superiority]] squadron of the [[Indian Air Force]] (IAF). It was based at [[Bakshi Ka Talab Airforce Station]], No. 35 Squadron came under the [[Central Air Command]]; and along with [[No. 108 Squadron IAF\|No. 108 Squadron]] formed an operational wing of the IAF. {{as of\|2017}}, it was equipped with MiG-21M aircraft.<ref name="vayu-janfeb17">{{cite magazine\|title=New CAS flies solo in MiG-21M\|url=http://www.vayuaerospace.in/issue/vayu-issue-vayu-issue-i-jan-feb-2017.pdf\|magazine=Vayu Aerospace and Defence Review\|date=January–February 2017\|issue=1\|pages=14\|publisher=Society for Aerospace Studies}}</ref> The squadron was number plated in 2019.<ref name="dc_061021"/>

	==Crest==		==Crest==

	No. 35 Squadron has as its emblem an erect [[Rapier]]. Below this crest, on a scroll is inscribed ''' Drutpraharnayudha'''.		No. 35 Squadron has as its emblem an erect [[Rapier]]. Below this crest, on a scroll is inscribed ''' Drutpraharnayudha'''.
	[[File:Canberra of 35.jpg\|thumb\|200px\|left\| A Canberra of the No. 35 Squadron. The Rapier emblem is clearly visible]] <!-- FAIR USE of Canberra_of_35.jpg: see image description page at http://en.~~bharatdata~~.org/wiki/Image:Canberra_of_35.jpg for rationale -->		[[File:Canberra of 35.jpg\|thumb\|200px\|left\| A Canberra of the No. 35 Squadron. The Rapier emblem is clearly visible]] <!-- FAIR USE of Canberra_of_35.jpg: see image description page at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Canberra_of_35.jpg for rationale -->

	==History==		==History==

	No 35 squadron was raised in [[Pune]] on 10 August 1958 equipped with [[English Electric Canberra\|Canberra B(I) 58]] under the command of Wg Cdr NB Naik.<ref name= Globalsecurity.org>{{cite web\|website=Globalsecurity.org\|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/sqn-35.htm\|title=35 Squadron\|access-date=9 March ~~2022~~}}</ref> It became the fourth unit to operate the Canberra bomber in the Indian Air Force and was initially tasked with high altitude bombing and [[Air interdiction\|interdiction]] as well as [[reconnaissance]] roles. The unit also appears to have had a secondary responsibility of high altitude weather research.<ref name=Globalsecurity.org/> No. 35 Sqn has been involved in all of India's major military operations, from the [[liberation of Goa]] to [[Operation Safed Sagar]] during the [[Kargil War]], when it was deployed [[Kashmir Valley]] and the [[Rann of Kutch]].<ref name= Globalsecurity.org/> It was re-equipped with modified Canberra B(I) 58 and [[MiG-21]]Ms for dedicated [[Electronic warfare\|EW]] role. In 1978, the unit was moved to AFS [[Bareilly]]. Since the 1980s, No.35 Squadron has played an important role in collaborating with [[DRDO]] in the evaluation of Electronic Warfare (EW) systems and armaments. The unit's Canberra flight was withdrawn in 1997 and re-equipped with EW-equipped MiG-21Ms. The unit also fills an important training role. In 2001 the Squadron phased out it Canberra B(I) 58. The squadron is currently{{when\|date=March ~~2022~~}} in the process of upgrading its equipment from the MIG21 BIS aircraft.<ref name=Bharat-Rakshak.com>[http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/History/Sqn/35.html Indian Air Force [Bharatiya Vayu Sena]] {{webarchive \|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060826004346/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/History/Sqn/35.html \|date=26 August 2006 }}</ref>		No 35 squadron was raised in [[Pune]] on 10 August 1958 equipped with [[English Electric Canberra\|Canberra B(I) 58]] under the command of Wg Cdr NB Naik.<ref name= Globalsecurity.org>{{cite web\|website=Globalsecurity.org\|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/sqn-35.htm\|title=35 Squadron\|access-date=9 March 2015}}</ref> It became the fourth unit to operate the Canberra bomber in the Indian Air Force and was initially tasked with high altitude bombing and [[Air interdiction\|interdiction]] as well as [[reconnaissance]] roles. The unit also appears to have had a secondary responsibility of high altitude weather research.<ref name=Globalsecurity.org/> No. 35 Sqn has been involved in all of India's major military operations, from the [[liberation of Goa]] to [[Operation Safed Sagar]] during the [[Kargil War]], when it was deployed [[Kashmir Valley]] and the [[Rann of Kutch]].<ref name= Globalsecurity.org/> It was re-equipped with modified Canberra B(I) 58 and [[MiG-21]]Ms for dedicated [[Electronic warfare\|EW]] role. In 1978, the unit was moved to AFS [[Bareilly]]. Since the 1980s, No.35 Squadron has played an important role in collaborating with [[DRDO]] in the evaluation of Electronic Warfare (EW) systems and armaments. The unit's Canberra flight was withdrawn in 1997 and re-equipped with EW-equipped MiG-21Ms. The unit also fills an important training role. In 2001 the Squadron phased out it Canberra B(I) 58. The squadron is currently{{when\|date=March 2015}} in the process of upgrading its equipment from the MIG21 BIS aircraft.<ref name=Bharat-Rakshak.com>[http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/History/Sqn/35.html Indian Air Force [Bharatiya Vayu Sena]] {{webarchive \|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060826004346/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/History/Sqn/35.html \|date=26 August 2006 }}</ref>

	In addition to providing support to offensive air operations, the Rapiers play a crucial role in providing flying effort towards EW related training for the IAF's own air defense units and currently operates from Bakshi-Ka-Talab.<ref name=Scramble.nl>{{cite web\|website=Scramble.nl\|url=http://www.scramble.nl/in.htm\|title=Indian Air Force Order of Battle\|access-date=9 March 2015\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090122235334/http://www.scramble.nl/in.htm\|archive-date=22 January 2009\|df=dmy-all}}</ref>		In addition to providing support to offensive air operations, the Rapiers play a crucial role in providing flying effort towards EW related training for the IAF's own air defense units and currently operates from Bakshi-Ka-Talab.<ref name=Scramble.nl>{{cite web\|website=Scramble.nl\|url=http://www.scramble.nl/in.htm\|title=Indian Air Force Order of Battle\|access-date=9 March 2015\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090122235334/http://www.scramble.nl/in.htm\|archive-date=22 January 2009\|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

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	'''No. 35 Squadron IAF''' (''Rapiers'') ~~operates as~~ an [[electronic warfare]] and [[air superiority]] ~~unit~~ of the [[Indian Air Force]] (IAF). ~~Based~~ at [[Bakshi Ka Talab Airforce Station]], No. 35 Squadron ~~falls~~ under the [[Central Air Command]]; and along with [[No. 108 Squadron IAF\|No. 108 Squadron]] ~~forms~~ an operational wing of the IAF. {{as of\|~~2017~~}}, it is equipped with MiG-21M aircraft.<ref name="vayu-janfeb17">{{cite magazine\|title=New CAS flies solo in MiG-21M\|url=http://www.vayuaerospace.in/issue/vayu-issue-vayu-issue-i-jan-feb-2017.pdf\|magazine=Vayu Aerospace and Defence Review\|date=January–February 2017\|issue=1\|pages=14\|publisher=Society for Aerospace Studies}}</ref>		'''No. 35 Squadron IAF''' (''Rapiers'') was an [[electronic warfare]] and [[air superiority]] squadron of the [[Indian Air Force]] (IAF). It was based at [[Bakshi Ka Talab Airforce Station]], No. 35 Squadron came under the [[Central Air Command]]; and along with [[No. 108 Squadron IAF\|No. 108 Squadron]] formed an operational wing of the IAF. {{as of\|2022}}, it was equipped with MiG-21M aircraft.<ref name="vayu-janfeb17">{{cite magazine\|title=New CAS flies solo in MiG-21M\|url=http://www.vayuaerospace.in/issue/vayu-issue-vayu-issue-i-jan-feb-2017.pdf\|magazine=Vayu Aerospace and Defence Review\|date=January–February 2017\|issue=1\|pages=14\|publisher=Society for Aerospace Studies}}</ref> The squadron was number plated in 2019.<ref name="dc_061021"/>

	==Crest==		==Crest==

	No. 35 Squadron has as its emblem an erect [[Rapier]]. Below this crest, on a scroll is inscribed ''' Drutpraharnayudha'''.		No. 35 Squadron has as its emblem an erect [[Rapier]]. Below this crest, on a scroll is inscribed ''' Drutpraharnayudha'''.
	[[File:Canberra of 35.jpg\|thumb\|200px\|left\| A Canberra of the No. 35 Squadron. The Rapier emblem is clearly visible]] <!-- FAIR USE of Canberra_of_35.jpg: see image description page at http://en.~~wikipedia~~.org/wiki/Image:Canberra_of_35.jpg for rationale -->		[[File:Canberra of 35.jpg\|thumb\|200px\|left\| A Canberra of the No. 35 Squadron. The Rapier emblem is clearly visible]] <!-- FAIR USE of Canberra_of_35.jpg: see image description page at http://en.bharatdata.org/wiki/Image:Canberra_of_35.jpg for rationale -->

	==History==		==History==

	No 35 squadron was raised in [[Pune]] on 10 August 1958 equipped with [[English Electric Canberra\|Canberra B(I) 58]] under the command of Wg Cdr NB Naik.<ref name= Globalsecurity.org>{{cite web\|website=Globalsecurity.org\|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/sqn-35.htm\|title=35 Squadron\|access-date=9 March ~~2015~~}}</ref> It became the fourth unit to operate the Canberra bomber in the Indian Air Force and was initially tasked with high altitude bombing and [[Air interdiction\|interdiction]] as well as [[reconnaissance]] roles. The unit also appears to have had a secondary responsibility of high altitude weather research.<ref name=Globalsecurity.org/> No. 35 Sqn has been involved in all of India's major military operations, from the [[liberation of Goa]] to [[Operation Safed Sagar]] during the [[Kargil War]], when it was deployed [[Kashmir Valley]] and the [[Rann of Kutch]].<ref name= Globalsecurity.org/> It was re-equipped with modified Canberra B(I) 58 and [[MiG-21]]Ms for dedicated [[Electronic warfare\|EW]] role. In 1978, the unit was moved to AFS [[Bareilly]]. Since the 1980s, No.35 Squadron has played an important role in collaborating with [[DRDO]] in the evaluation of Electronic Warfare (EW) systems and armaments. The unit's Canberra flight was withdrawn in 1997 and re-equipped with EW-equipped MiG-21Ms. The unit also fills an important training role. In 2001 the Squadron phased out it Canberra B(I) 58. The squadron is currently{{when\|date=March ~~2015~~}} in the process of upgrading its equipment from the MIG21 BIS aircraft.<ref name=Bharat-Rakshak.com>[http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/History/Sqn/35.html Indian Air Force [Bharatiya Vayu Sena]] {{webarchive \|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060826004346/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/History/Sqn/35.html \|date=26 August 2006 }}</ref>		No 35 squadron was raised in [[Pune]] on 10 August 1958 equipped with [[English Electric Canberra\|Canberra B(I) 58]] under the command of Wg Cdr NB Naik.<ref name= Globalsecurity.org>{{cite web\|website=Globalsecurity.org\|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/sqn-35.htm\|title=35 Squadron\|access-date=9 March 2022}}</ref> It became the fourth unit to operate the Canberra bomber in the Indian Air Force and was initially tasked with high altitude bombing and [[Air interdiction\|interdiction]] as well as [[reconnaissance]] roles. The unit also appears to have had a secondary responsibility of high altitude weather research.<ref name=Globalsecurity.org/> No. 35 Sqn has been involved in all of India's major military operations, from the [[liberation of Goa]] to [[Operation Safed Sagar]] during the [[Kargil War]], when it was deployed [[Kashmir Valley]] and the [[Rann of Kutch]].<ref name= Globalsecurity.org/> It was re-equipped with modified Canberra B(I) 58 and [[MiG-21]]Ms for dedicated [[Electronic warfare\|EW]] role. In 1978, the unit was moved to AFS [[Bareilly]]. Since the 1980s, No.35 Squadron has played an important role in collaborating with [[DRDO]] in the evaluation of Electronic Warfare (EW) systems and armaments. The unit's Canberra flight was withdrawn in 1997 and re-equipped with EW-equipped MiG-21Ms. The unit also fills an important training role. In 2001 the Squadron phased out it Canberra B(I) 58. The squadron is currently{{when\|date=March 2022}} in the process of upgrading its equipment from the MIG21 BIS aircraft.<ref name=Bharat-Rakshak.com>[http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/History/Sqn/35.html Indian Air Force [Bharatiya Vayu Sena]] {{webarchive \|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060826004346/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/History/Sqn/35.html \|date=26 August 2006 }}</ref>

	In addition to providing support to offensive air operations, the Rapiers play a crucial role in providing flying effort towards EW related training for the IAF's own air defense units and currently operates from Bakshi-Ka-Talab.<ref name=Scramble.nl>{{cite web\|website=Scramble.nl\|url=http://www.scramble.nl/in.htm\|title=Indian Air Force Order of Battle\|access-date=9 March 2015\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090122235334/http://www.scramble.nl/in.htm\|archive-date=22 January 2009\|df=dmy-all}}</ref>		In addition to providing support to offensive air operations, the Rapiers play a crucial role in providing flying effort towards EW related training for the IAF's own air defense units and currently operates from Bakshi-Ka-Talab.<ref name=Scramble.nl>{{cite web\|website=Scramble.nl\|url=http://www.scramble.nl/in.htm\|title=Indian Air Force Order of Battle\|access-date=9 March 2015\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090122235334/http://www.scramble.nl/in.htm\|archive-date=22 January 2009\|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

			The squadron was number plated in 2019. Currently, only 4 MiG-21 Bison squadron remains in service.<ref name="dc_061021">{{cite web\|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/061021/iaf-to-get-35-fighter-squadrons-in-next-10-years-but-needs-42-air-ch.html\|title=IAF to get 35 fighter squadrons in next 10 years, but needs 42: Air chief\|publisher=Deccan Chronicle\|date=2021-10-06}}</ref>

	==Goa Operations==		==Goa Operations==
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	\| 2001 \|\|~~Present~~ \|\| [[Lucknow Airport\|AFS Lucknow]]<ref name=Scramble.nl/>		\| 2001 \|\| N/A \|\| [[Lucknow Airport\|AFS Lucknow]]<ref name=Scramble.nl/>
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	~~==Present Stn.Commander==~~
	* Grp.Cap. Joseph Suares VM 2017

	==Notes and references==		==Notes and references==

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'''No. 35 Squadron IAF''' (''Rapiers'') operates as an [[electronic warfare]] and [[air superiority]] unit of the [[Indian Air Force]] (IAF). Based at [[Bakshi Ka Talab Airforce Station]], No. 35 Squadron falls under the [[Central Air Command]]; and along with [[No. 108 Squadron IAF|No. 108 Squadron]] forms an operational wing of the IAF. {{as of|2017}}, it is equipped with MiG-21M aircraft.<ref name="vayu-janfeb17">{{cite magazine|title=New CAS flies solo in MiG-21M|url=http://www.vayuaerospace.in/issue/vayu-issue-vayu-issue-i-jan-feb-2017.pdf|magazine=Vayu Aerospace and Defence Review|date=January–February 2017|issue=1|pages=14|publisher=Society for Aerospace Studies}}</ref>

==Crest==

No. 35 Squadron has as its emblem an erect [[Rapier]]. Below this crest, on a scroll is inscribed ''' Drutpraharnayudha'''.
[[File:Canberra of 35.jpg|thumb|200px|left| A Canberra of the No. 35 Squadron. The Rapier emblem is clearly visible]] 

==History==

No 35 squadron was raised in [[Pune]] on 10 August 1958 equipped with [[English Electric Canberra|Canberra B(I) 58]] under the command of Wg Cdr NB Naik.<ref name= Globalsecurity.org>{{cite web|website=Globalsecurity.org|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/sqn-35.htm|title=35 Squadron|access-date=9 March 2015}}</ref> It became the fourth unit to operate the Canberra bomber in the Indian Air Force and was initially tasked with high altitude bombing and [[Air interdiction|interdiction]] as well as [[reconnaissance]] roles. The unit also appears to have had a secondary responsibility of high altitude weather research.<ref name=Globalsecurity.org/> No. 35 Sqn has been involved in all of India's major military operations, from the [[liberation of Goa]] to [[Operation Safed Sagar]] during the [[Kargil War]], when it was deployed [[Kashmir Valley]] and the [[Rann of Kutch]].<ref name= Globalsecurity.org/> It was re-equipped with modified Canberra B(I) 58 and [[MiG-21]]Ms for dedicated [[Electronic warfare|EW]] role. In 1978, the unit was moved to AFS [[Bareilly]]. Since the 1980s, No.35 Squadron has played an important role in collaborating with [[DRDO]] in the evaluation of Electronic Warfare (EW) systems and armaments. The unit's Canberra flight was withdrawn in 1997 and re-equipped with EW-equipped MiG-21Ms. The unit also fills an important training role. In 2001 the Squadron phased out it Canberra B(I) 58. The squadron is currently{{when|date=March 2015}} in the process of upgrading its equipment from the MIG21 BIS aircraft.<ref name=Bharat-Rakshak.com>[http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/History/Sqn/35.html Indian Air Force [Bharatiya Vayu Sena]] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060826004346/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/History/Sqn/35.html |date=26 August 2006 }}</ref>

In addition to providing support to offensive air operations, the Rapiers play a crucial role in providing flying effort towards EW related training for the IAF's own air defense units and currently operates from Bakshi-Ka-Talab.<ref name=Scramble.nl>{{cite web|website=Scramble.nl|url=http://www.scramble.nl/in.htm|title=Indian Air Force Order of Battle|access-date=9 March 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090122235334/http://www.scramble.nl/in.htm|archive-date=22 January 2009|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

==Goa Operations==

The [[Squadron (aviation)|squadron]]'s first operation was in 1961 during the [[1961 Indian annexation of Goa|annexation of Goa]]<ref name=Bharat-Rakshak.com/> when it flew against [[Dabolim Airport]] in [[Portugal|Portuguese]]-held [[Goa]]. Flying from [[Pune]], No. 35 was deployed along with No. 16 in the opening missions against the airfield on 18 December when 12 Canberras of No. 35 led by Wg. Cdr. N.B. Menon struck the runway at Dabolim with 1000lbers. The flight was, however, under orders not to strike terminals and facilities.<ref name= Bharat-Rakshak.com/> There appears to have been plans for strikes against [[Diu Airport]], but appears to have been called off due to proximity of friendly forces.<ref name=Bharat-Rakshak.com/>

No.35 Sqn's Canberras were first moved north during the confrontation with [[China]]. In the event that no air action was authorized during the conflict in November 1962, no combat [[sortie]]s were flown by any Canberra units.

==1965 Indo-Pak War==

{{Main|Indo-Pakistani War of 1965}}
The squadron's first sustained combat operations occurred during the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965]]. The squadron then based at [[Halwara]] under Wg Cdr AS Bakshi went on alert in late August 1965. Over a ten-day period, beginning 1 September 1965, the squadron flew 69 operational [[sorties]]. The most intense missions against Mauripur, Kasur, and Sargodha being flown between 7 and 13 September. The Squadron flew with distinction (Sqn Ldr JP Gupta earning a Mention-in-Despatches for bombing Kasur).

==1971- Bangladesh Liberation War==

{{Main|Indo-Pakistani War of 1971}}
{{see also|East Pakistan Operations, 1971|Operation Chengiz Khan}}
The war in 1971 provided this young squadron an opportunity to perform to its full potential. During the war, No.35 Sqn's Canberras flew day and night missions on both fronts. A total of 92 operational [[sorties]] amounting to 900 hours were undertaken by the squadron during the conflict. The highlight of war was its bombing of the [[oil refinery]] at [[Karachi]] - resulting in, according to a recce pilot, "the biggest blaze ever seen over South Asia." While the squadron lost an aircraft and two pilots (Flt Lt SC Sandal and Flt Lt KS Nanda) over [[Karachi]], the raid earned Wg Cdr KK Badhwar a Vir Chakra. Over the course of the conflict the squadron earned one [[Ati Vishisht Seva]] Medal, five [[Vir Chakra]]s, six [[Vishisht Seva]] Medals, one [[Vayusena Medal|Vayu Sena]] Medal and three [[Mentioned in Dispatches|Mention-in-Despatches]].

The Squadron went on alert during [[Operation Safed Sagar]] in the summer of 1999. The squadron deployed a flight each to support offensive and defensive operations by Western and South Western Air Command (SWAC). No.35 Sqn's aircraft deployed to bases in [[Kashmir]] as well as to the Rann of Kutch.

No 35 Sqn was last in news as the unit, which took over the Mig-25 Fleet when [[No. 102 Squadron IAF]] (Trisonics) was disbanded. The Canberra Flight of 35 Sqn has been dissolved and the Mig21-bis will also be retired over a period of time. No 35 Sqn has been reduced to paper status and the unit will acquire new aircraft and a new role in the near future.

==Aircraft==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
! Aircraft !! From !! To !! Air Base
|-
| [[English Electric Canberra|English Electric Canberra B(I).58]] || 10 August 1958 || February 1990 || [[Pune Airport|AFS Lohegaon]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/Units/32+Sqn|title=No. 32 Squadron|publisher=Bharat Rakshak}}</ref>
|-
| [[MiG-25|MiG-25 R]] || February 2003 || February 2006 ||
|-
| rowspan='2'|[[MiG-21|MiG-21 M]] || February 1978 || 2001 || [[Bareilly Airport|AFS Bareilly]]
|-
| 2001 ||Present || [[Lucknow Airport|AFS Lucknow]]<ref name=Scramble.nl/>
|}

==Present Stn.Commander==
* Grp.Cap. Joseph Suares VM 2017

==Notes and references==
{{reflist}}
{{Indian Air Force}}

This squadron has been currently moved to Rajasthan sector.

[[Category:Indian Air Force aircraft squadrons|035]]