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{{Infobox military unit<br />
|unit_name= No. 41 Squadron IAF<br />
|image= No. 41 Squadron IAF Logo.jpg<br />
|caption= No. 41 Squadron Crest<br />
|dates=1 March 1958- Present<br />
|country=India<br />
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|role=[[Transport]]<br />
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|garrison=[[Palam Airport|AFS Palam]]<br /> [[Gauhati Airport|AFS Gauhati]]<br />
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|nickname="Otters"<br />
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No. 41 Squadron has two detachments located at [[Palam]] under [[Western Air Command]] and at [[Gauhati]] under [[Eastern Air Command (India)|Eastern Air Command]]. The Squadron participates in operations involving air, land and airdrop of troops, equipment, supplies, and support or augment special operations forces, when appropriate.<br />
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==History==<br />
The No. 41 Squadron were raised in 1958 at Jodhpur and moved to the present location.<br />
During the conflict with Pakistan in 1965, the squadron flew a total of 614 Op missions in support of front-line troops.<br />
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The otters were phased out in 1984, the squadron became the first unit to induct, Dornier aircraft into the IAF inventory. Avro aircraft joined the squadron in 1996, making it only IAF unit to have both light and medium transport aircraft on its strength.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/sqn-41.htm|title=Squadron 41|first=John|last=Pike|website=Globalsecurity.org|access-date=30 July 2017}}</ref><br />
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===Lineage===<br />
* Constituted as '''No. 41 Squadron (Otters)''' on 1 March 1958<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><br />
* [[Dornier 228]] Aircraft was inducted on 9 November 2020<br />
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===Assignments===<br />
* [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965]]<br />
* [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]]<br />
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===Aircraft===<br />
* [[de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter|DHC-3 Otter]]<br />
* [[Do 228]]<br />
* [[HS-748]]<br />
* [[Dornier 228]]<ref>economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/iaf-chief-formally-inducts-dornier-aircraft-into-no-41-squadron/articleshow/73054876.cms?from=mdr</ref><br />
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==Current Inventry==<br />
* [[HS-748]]<br />
* [[Dornier 228]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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{{Indian Air Force}}<br />
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[[Category:Indian Air Force aircraft squadrons|041]]</div>->BrownHairedGirl