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	==History==		==History==
	The No. 59 Squadron were raised in 1958 with DHC-3 Otter Aircraft at Jorhat and moved to the present location. The Otters of the 59 Squadron carried out risky landings on unpaved surfaces and inducted the entire 11 Infantry Brigade to the [[Walong]] garrison from [[Tezu]] during the [[1962 India-China War]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/special/dont-forget-the-iafs-role-in-the-62-war/20121122.htm\|title=Don't forget the IAF's role in the '62 war!\|website=Rediff.com\|access-date=30 July ~~2022~~}}</ref>		The No. 59 Squadron were raised in 1958 with DHC-3 Otter Aircraft at Jorhat and moved to the present location. The Otters of the 59 Squadron carried out risky landings on unpaved surfaces and inducted the entire 11 Infantry Brigade to the [[Walong]] garrison from [[Tezu]] during the [[1962 India-China War]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/special/dont-forget-the-iafs-role-in-the-62-war/20121122.htm\|title=Don't forget the IAF's role in the '62 war!\|website=Rediff.com\|access-date=30 July 2017}}</ref>

	===Lineage===		===Lineage===
	* Constituted as '''No. 59 Squadron (Hornbills)''' on 14 February 1960<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 ~~2022~~}}</ref>		* Constituted as '''No. 59 Squadron (Hornbills)''' on 14 February 1960<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===		===Assignments===

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No. 59 Squadron is located 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.

==History==
The No. 59 Squadron were raised in 1958 with DHC-3 Otter Aircraft at Jorhat and moved to the present location. The Otters of the 59 Squadron carried out risky landings on unpaved surfaces and inducted the entire 11 Infantry Brigade to the [[Walong]] garrison from [[Tezu]] during the [[1962 India-China War]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/special/dont-forget-the-iafs-role-in-the-62-war/20121122.htm|title=Don't forget the IAF's role in the '62 war!|website=Rediff.com|access-date=30 July 2022}}</ref>

===Lineage===
* Constituted as '''No. 59 Squadron (Hornbills)''' on 14 February 1960<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 2022}}</ref>

===Assignments===
* [[1962 India-China War]]
* [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965]]
* [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]]

===Aircraft===
*[[de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter|DHC-3 Otter]]
*[[HS-748]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Indian Air Force}}

[[Category:Indian Air Force aircraft squadrons|059]]