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'''No. 48 Squadron''' is a unit of the [[Indian Air Force]] assigned to [[Maintenance Command, Indian Air Force|Maintenance Command]]. The Squadron participates in operations involving air, land and airdrop of troops, equipment, supplies, and support or augment special operations forces, when appropriate.

==History==
The Camels were raised in 1959 at Barrackpore<ref name="pib.nic.in">{{cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=66244|title=IAF Showcases Impressive Parade, Air Show on Air Force Day|website=Pib.nic.in|access-date=30 July 2017}}</ref> and moved to the present location in May 1986.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gunsinstamps.blogspot.in/2015/04/no-48-squadron-iaf-camels-presentation.html|title=No 48 Squadron IAF - (The Camels) - Presentation of Standard by the President 15.2.2007|website=Gunsinstamps.blogspot.in|access-date=30 July 2017}}</ref>
No. 48 Squadron has flown missions in the ladakh Sector during the Sino- Indian conflict of 1962.
It has formed an aerial bridge for the Indian Forces in J&K sector across the Himalayan Ranges. Other than regular air landing and air drop missions in Siachen glacier, Karakoram ranges, Indus and Shyok valleys, the Sqn has been undertaking air landing operations to Kargil Advanced landing grounds as well towards [[Indian Armed Forces and the Jammu and Kashmir Floods, 2014|Operation Sadbhavna]].

The Sqn has proved its worth in overseas missions like [[Operation Pawan]], [[Operation Cactus]] and Kabul relief operations.<ref name="pib.nic.in"/>

===Lineage===
* Constituted as '''No. 48 Squadron (Camels)''' on 15 November 1959<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>

===Assignments===
* [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965]]
* [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]]
* [[Operation Pawan]]
* [[Operation Cactus]]

===Aircraft===
* [[Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar|C-119]] - Decommissioned
* [[Fairchild C-82 Packet|C-82]] - Decommissioned
* [[AN-32]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Indian Air Force}}

[[Category:Indian Air Force aircraft squadrons|048]]

No. 48 Squadron IAF - Revision history

->Rhin-et-Moselle at 12:52, 27 September 2021