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	'''No. 6 Squadron (Dragons)''' is a fighter squadron and is equipped with [[SEPECAT Jaguar\|Jaguar IM/IS]] and based at [[Jamnagar Air Force Station]].<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=3 December 2015}}</ref>		'''No. 6 Squadron (Dragons)''' is a fighter squadron and is equipped with [[SEPECAT Jaguar\|Jaguar IM/IS]] and based at [[Jamnagar Air Force Station]].<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=3 December 2015\|archive-date=9 December 2012\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121209134909/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Units/Squadrons/292-Squadrons.html\|url-status=dead}}</ref>

	==History==		==History==
			No. 6 Squadron is one of the ten senior [[Squadron (aviation)\|squadron]]s of the [[Indian Air Force]]. Reformed in January 1951,<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.bharat-rakshak.com/iaf/units/squadrons/6-squadron-dragons/\|title=No.6 Squadron\|date=16 July 2009\|author=KS Nair\|website=[[Bharat Rakshak]]}}</ref> its varied roles have included [[air-sea rescue]], counter-air, [[Fighter aircraft\|fighter]]-[[reconnaissance]], maritime reconnaissance, maritime strike, [[target towing]] and transport.
	No. 6 Squadron is one of the ten senior [[Squadron (aviation)\|squadron]]s of the [[Indian Air Force]]. ~~Formed prior to~~ [[~~Indian independence movement#Independence, 1947 to 1950\|independence~~]], its varied roles have included [[air-sea rescue]], counter-air, [[Fighter aircraft\|fighter]]-[[reconnaissance]], maritime reconnaissance, maritime strike, [[target towing]] and transport.

	The squadron was formed as a fighter-reconnaissance unit at Trichinopoly (now [[Tiruchirapally]]) on 1 December 1942 under the command of Squadron Leader (later Air Commodore) Mehar Singh. It participated in the Indian Air Force's tenth anniversary review at [[Ambala]], and received an award for "the best looking aircraft". The squadron continued working-up, until November that year.

	In November 1943, flying Hawker Hurricane FR.IIb No 6 Squadron IAF moved to [[Cox's Bazar]] as a part of the [[RAF Third Tactical Air Force]] (Third TAF) for the [[Burma Campaign#Southern front 1943/44\|Second Arakan Campaign]]. During this campaign, No 6 Squadron was the only specialist reconnaissance unit available to support the [[Fourteenth Army (United Kingdom)\|Fourteenth Army]] on this front, earning the name "The Eyes of the Fourteenth Army". They were also dubbed "the Arakan Twins" for flying in the standard [[tactical reconnaissance]] pairing of Leader and Weaver. Returning from his Arakan Front visit in mid-January 1944, [[William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim\|General Sir William Slim]], GOC Fourteenth Army, wrote in his memoirs how impressed he was with this reconnaissance squadron.

	For services during the squadron's tour of operations, Flight-Lieutenant Rawal Singh was awarded the [[Order of the British Empire\|MBE]], and Sergeant BM Kothari, the head of the photographic section, received the [[British Empire Medal]]. In addition, Flying Officer (later Air Commodore) JD Aquino and Pilot Officer (later Wing Commander) LRD Blunt were commended by the [[Air Officer Commanding]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/History/Sqn/006.html\|title=No.6 Squadron}}</ref>

	===Assignments===		===Assignments===
	*[[Burma Campaign]]
	*[[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965]]		*[[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965]]
	*[[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]]		*[[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]]
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	~~\| [[Supermarine Spitfire\|Spitfire XIVe]] \|\| June 1946 \|\| April 1947 \|\| [[Ranchi]]~~
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	~~\| [[Douglas C-47 Skytrain]] \|\| April 1947 \|\| August 1947 \|\| [[Karachi]]~~
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	'''No. 6 Squadron (Dragons)''' is a fighter squadron and is equipped with [[SEPECAT Jaguar\|Jaguar IM/IS]] and based at [[Jamnagar Air Force Station]].<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=3 December ~~2022~~}}</ref>		'''No. 6 Squadron (Dragons)''' is a fighter squadron and is equipped with [[SEPECAT Jaguar\|Jaguar IM/IS]] and based at [[Jamnagar Air Force Station]].<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=3 December 2015}}</ref>

	==History==		==History==

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	'''No. 6 Squadron (Dragons)''' is a fighter squadron and is equipped with [[SEPECAT Jaguar\|Jaguar IM/IS]] and based at [[Jamnagar Air Force Station]].<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=3 December ~~2015~~}}</ref>		'''No. 6 Squadron (Dragons)''' is a fighter squadron and is equipped with [[SEPECAT Jaguar\|Jaguar IM/IS]] and based at [[Jamnagar Air Force Station]].<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=3 December 2022}}</ref>

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	\| [[SEPECAT Jaguar\|SEPECAT Jaguar IS]]\|\| June 1987 \|\| Present \|\| [[Jamnagar Airport\|AFS Jamnagar]]		\| [[SEPECAT Jaguar\|SEPECAT Jaguar IM]]\|\| June 1987 \|\| Present \|\| [[Jamnagar Airport\|AFS Jamnagar]]
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	In November 1943, flying Hawker Hurricane FR.IIb No 6 Squadron IAF moved to [[Cox's Bazar]] as a part of the [[RAF Third Tactical Air Force]] (Third TAF) for the [[Burma Campaign#Southern front 1943/44\|Second Arakan Campaign]]. During this campaign, No 6 Squadron was the only specialist reconnaissance unit available to support the [[Fourteenth Army (United Kingdom)\|Fourteenth Army]] on this front, earning the name "The Eyes of the Fourteenth Army". They were also dubbed "the Arakan Twins" for flying in the standard [[tactical reconnaissance]] pairing of Leader and Weaver. Returning from his Arakan Front visit in mid-January 1944, [[William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim\|General Sir William Slim]], GOC Fourteenth Army, wrote in his memoirs how impressed he was with this reconnaissance squadron.		In November 1943, flying Hawker Hurricane FR.IIb No 6 Squadron IAF moved to [[Cox's Bazar]] as a part of the [[RAF Third Tactical Air Force]] (Third TAF) for the [[Burma Campaign#Southern front 1943/44\|Second Arakan Campaign]]. During this campaign, No 6 Squadron was the only specialist reconnaissance unit available to support the [[Fourteenth Army (United Kingdom)\|Fourteenth Army]] on this front, earning the name "The Eyes of the Fourteenth Army". They were also dubbed "the Arakan Twins" for flying in the standard [[tactical reconnaissance]] pairing of Leader and Weaver. Returning from his Arakan Front visit in mid-January 1944, [[William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim\|General Sir William Slim]], GOC Fourteenth Army, wrote in his memoirs how impressed he was with this reconnaissance squadron.

	For services during the squadron's tour of operations, Flight-Lieutenant Rawal Singh was awarded the [[Order of the British Empire\|MBE]], and Sergeant BM Kothari, the head of the photographic section, received the [[British Empire Medal]]. In addition, Flying Officer (later Air Commodore) JD Aquino and Pilot Officer (later Wing Commander) LRD Blunt were commended by the [[Air Officer Commanding]].<ref>http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/History/Sqn/006.html</ref>		For services during the squadron's tour of operations, Flight-Lieutenant Rawal Singh was awarded the [[Order of the British Empire\|MBE]], and Sergeant BM Kothari, the head of the photographic section, received the [[British Empire Medal]]. In addition, Flying Officer (later Air Commodore) JD Aquino and Pilot Officer (later Wing Commander) LRD Blunt were commended by the [[Air Officer Commanding]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/History/Sqn/006.html\|title=No.6 Squadron}}</ref>

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	*[[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]]		*[[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]]

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			\| [[Hawker Hurricane\|Hurricane IIB]] \|\| 1 December 1942 \|\| June 1946 \|\| [[Trichinopoly]]<ref name="sq10">{{cite web\|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/Units/6+Sqn\|title=No.6 Squadron\|publisher=Bharat Rakshak\|access-date=2021-06-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Unitss/squadrons/6-6-squadron.html#gsc.tab=0\|title=No.6 Squadron\|publisher=Bharat Rakshak\|first=K Sree\|last=Kumar\|date=2009-06-16\|access-date=2021-06-21}}</ref>
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			\| [[Supermarine Spitfire\|Spitfire XIVe]] \|\| June 1946 \|\| April 1947 \|\| [[Ranchi]]
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			\| [[Douglas C-47 Skytrain]] \|\| April 1947 \|\| August 1947 \|\| [[Karachi]]
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			\| [[Consolidated B-24 Liberator]]\|\| January 1951 \|\| December 1968 \|\| rowspan='3'\|[[Pune Airport\|AFS Pune]]
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			\| [[Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation\|Super Constellation L-1049G]]\|\| October 1961 \|\| May 1975
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			\| [[English Electric Canberra\|English Electric Canberra B(I).58]]\|\| January 1972 \|\| December 1992
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			\| [[SEPECAT Jaguar\|SEPECAT Jaguar IS]]\|\| June 1987 \|\| Present \|\| [[Jamnagar Airport\|AFS Jamnagar]]
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'''No. 6 Squadron (Dragons)''' is a fighter squadron and is equipped with [[SEPECAT Jaguar|Jaguar IM/IS]] and based at [[Jamnagar Air Force Station]].<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=3 December 2015}}</ref>

==History==

No. 6 Squadron is one of the ten senior [[Squadron (aviation)|squadron]]s of the [[Indian Air Force]]. Formed prior to [[Indian independence movement#Independence, 1947 to 1950|independence]], its varied roles have included [[air-sea rescue]], counter-air, [[Fighter aircraft|fighter]]-[[reconnaissance]], maritime reconnaissance, maritime strike, [[target towing]] and transport.

The squadron was formed as a fighter-reconnaissance unit at Trichinopoly (now [[Tiruchirapally]]) on 1 December 1942 under the command of Squadron Leader (later Air Commodore) Mehar Singh. It participated in the Indian Air Force's tenth anniversary review at [[Ambala]], and received an award for "the best looking aircraft". The squadron continued working-up, until November that year.

In November 1943, flying Hawker Hurricane FR.IIb No 6 Squadron IAF moved to [[Cox's Bazar]] as a part of the [[RAF Third Tactical Air Force]] (Third TAF) for the [[Burma Campaign#Southern front 1943/44|Second Arakan Campaign]]. During this campaign, No 6 Squadron was the only specialist reconnaissance unit available to support the [[Fourteenth Army (United Kingdom)|Fourteenth Army]] on this front, earning the name "The Eyes of the Fourteenth Army". They were also dubbed "the Arakan Twins" for flying in the standard [[tactical reconnaissance]] pairing of Leader and Weaver. Returning from his Arakan Front visit in mid-January 1944, [[William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim|General Sir William Slim]], GOC Fourteenth Army, wrote in his memoirs how impressed he was with this reconnaissance squadron.

For services during the squadron's tour of operations, Flight-Lieutenant Rawal Singh was awarded the [[Order of the British Empire|MBE]], and Sergeant BM Kothari, the head of the photographic section, received the [[British Empire Medal]]. In addition, Flying Officer (later Air Commodore) JD Aquino and Pilot Officer (later Wing Commander) LRD Blunt were commended by the [[Air Officer Commanding]].<ref>http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/History/Sqn/006.html</ref>

===Assignments===
*[[Burma Campaign]]
*[[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965]]
*[[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]]

===Aircraft===
*[[Hawker Hurricane ]]
*[[SEPECAT Jaguar|Jaguar IM/IS]]

==References==
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