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|dates=*1 April 1941 - 15 December 1947
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*15 July 1951 - 2003
*15 July 1951 - 2003
*March 2009 - Present
*March 2009 - Present
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'''No.2 Squadron (Winged Arrows)''' is a unit dedicated to [[Close Air Support|CAS]] in the [[Indian Air Force]]. No. 2 Sqn falls under the [[Eastern Air Command, Indian Air Force|Eastern Air Command]].<ref name=Scramble.nl>[http://www.scramble.nl/in.htm '''Dutch Aviation Society'''. OrBat of the Indian Air Force] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090122235334/http://www.scramble.nl/in.htm |date=22 January 2009 }}</ref>
'''No.2 Squadron (Winged Arrows)''' is a unit dedicated to [[Close Air Support|CAS]] in the [[Indian Air Force]]. No. 2 Sqn falls under the [[Eastern Air Command, Indian Air Force|Eastern Air Command]].<ref name=Scramble.nl>[http://www.scramble.nl/in.htm '''Dutch Aviation Society'''. OrBat of the Indian Air Force] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090122235334/http://www.scramble.nl/in.htm |date=22 January 2009 }}</ref>
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*[[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]]
*[[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]]


===Aircraft===
==Aircraft==
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Aircraft Types operated by No.2 Squadron<ref>http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/units/squadrons/2-history/2-squadron-winged-arrows.html</ref>
|+
! Aircraft Type !! From !! To
! Aircraft !! From !! To !! Air Base
|-
|-
| [[Westland Wapiti]] || Apr 1941 || Jul 1941
! colspan='4'|Pre-Independence (1941–47)
|-
|-
| [[Hawker Audax]] || Jun 1941 || Dec 1941
| [[Westland Wapiti|Westland Wapiti IIA]] || 1 April 1941 || December 1941 || [[Kohat]]<ref name="sq1">{{cite web|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/Units/2+Sqn|title=No.2 Squadron  Winged Daggers|publisher=Bharat Rakshak|access-date=2021-06-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/units/squadrons/2-history/2-squadron-winged-arrows.html#gsc.tab=0|title=No.2 Squadron|publisher=Bharat Rakshak|first=Jagan|last=Pillarisetti|date=2017-06-14|access-date=2021-06-21}}</ref> 
|-
|-
| [[Westland Lysander]] ||Dec 1941 || Dec 1942
| [[Hawker Hart|Hawker Audax]] || July 1941 || January 1942 || [[Bacha Khan International Airport|Peshawar]]
|-
|-
| [[Hawker Hurricane]] IIc ||Dec 1942 || Apr 1946
| [[Westland Lysander]] || December 1941 || October 1942 || [[South India]]
|-
|-
| [[Spitfire]] LF VIII|| Apr 1946 || Sept 1947
| [[Hawker_Hurricane#Variants|Hawker Hurricane Mk IIB]] || October 1941 || December 1944 || [[Ranchi]]
|-
|-
| [[Hawker Tempest]] II || Sep 1947 ||Dec 1947
| [[Hawker_Hurricane#Variants|Hawker Hurricane Mk IIC]] || January 1945 || March 1946 ||
|-
|-
| [[Supermarine Spitfire]] XVIII || Jul 1951 || Oct 1953
| [[North American T-6 Texan|Harvard IIB]] || October 1945 || September 1947 || rowspan='2'|[[PAF Base Samungli|Samungli]]
|-
|-
| [[De Havilland Vampire]] FB 52 || Oct 1953 || May 1956
| [[Supermarine Spitfire|Spitfire VIII]] || February 1946 || January 1947
|-
|-
| [[Dassault Ouragan]] || May 1956 || Apr 1962
! colspan='4'|Post-Independence (1951–Present)
|-
|-
| [[Folland Gnat]] || Apr 1962 || Feb 1983
| [[Supermarine Spitfire|Spitfire VIII]] || rowspan='2'|August 1951 || rowspan='2'|November 1953 || rowspan='6'|[[Indira Gandhi International Airport|AFS Palam]]
|-
|-
| [[HAL Ajeet]] (Gnat II) || Nov 1983 || Mar 1991
| [[North American T-6 Texan|Harvard IIB]]
|-
|-
| [[MiG-27]] ML || Jun 1991 || 2003
| [[de Havilland Vampire|Vampire FB52]]|| November 1953 || June 1956
|-
|-
| [[Sukhoi Su-30MKI]] || Mar 2009 || Current
| [[Dassault Ouragan]]|| June 1956 || May 1962
|-
| [[Folland Gnat|Folland Gnat I]] || May 1962 || March 1983
|-
| [[HAL Ajeet]]|| December 1983 || April 1991
|-
| [[MiG-27]]|| July 1991 || October 2003 ||
|-
| [[Su-30MKI]]|| July 2009 || Present || [[Tezpur Airport|AFS Tezpur]]
|}
|}


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[[Category:Indian Air Force aircraft squadrons|002]]
[[Category:Indian Air Force aircraft squadrons|002]]

Revision as of 19:11, 22 June 2021

No. 2 Squadron
File:No2sqd.png
Active
  • 1 April 1941 - 15 December 1947
  • 15 July 1951 - 2003
  • March 2009 - Present
CountryIndia Republic of India
Branch Indian Air Force
TypeSu-30MKI
RoleAir superiority
Garrison/HQTezpur AFS
Nickname(s)"Winged Arrows"
Motto(s)Amogh Lakshya
True To Aim
Insignia
Identification
symbol		Winged Arrow
Aircraft flown
FighterSukhoi Su-30MKI

No.2 Squadron (Winged Arrows) is a unit dedicated to CAS in the Indian Air Force. No. 2 Sqn falls under the Eastern Air Command.[1]

History

Assignments

Aircraft

Aircraft From To Air Base
Pre-Independence (1941–47)
Westland Wapiti IIA 1 April 1941 December 1941 Kohat[2][3]
Hawker Audax July 1941 January 1942 Peshawar
Westland Lysander December 1941 October 1942 South India
Hawker Hurricane Mk IIB October 1941 December 1944 Ranchi
Hawker Hurricane Mk IIC January 1945 March 1946
Harvard IIB October 1945 September 1947 Samungli
Spitfire VIII February 1946 January 1947
Post-Independence (1951–Present)
Spitfire VIII August 1951 November 1953 AFS Palam
Harvard IIB
Vampire FB52 November 1953 June 1956
Dassault Ouragan June 1956 May 1962
Folland Gnat I May 1962 March 1983
HAL Ajeet December 1983 April 1991
MiG-27 July 1991 October 2003
Su-30MKI July 2009 Present AFS Tezpur

References

  1. ↑ Dutch Aviation Society. OrBat of the Indian Air Force Archived 22 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ "No.2 Squadron Winged Daggers". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  3. ↑ Pillarisetti, Jagan (14 June 2017). "No.2 Squadron". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 21 June 2021.


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