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'''No. 10 Squadron (Daggers)''' was a fighter squadron equipped with [[MiG-27]]. It was based at [[Jodhpur 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> The squadron was number plated | '''No. 10 Squadron (Daggers)''' was a fighter squadron equipped with [[MiG-27]]. It was based at [[Jodhpur 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> The squadron was number plated in March 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/Units/10+Sqn|title=No.10 Squadron Winged Daggers|publisher=Bharat Rakshak|access-date=18 January 2021}}</ref> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
No. 10 Squadron, Indian Air Force was the last squadron of the [[Indian Air Force]] to be created during the [[Second World War]], and was formed in 1944. | No. 10 Squadron, Indian Air Force was the last squadron of the [[Indian Air Force]] to be created during the [[World War II|Second World War]], and was formed in 1944. | ||
The squadron was presented with its President's Standard on 18 March 1985, at Jodhpur. | The squadron was presented with its President's Standard on 18 March 1985, at Jodhpur. | ||
===Assignments=== | ===Assignments=== | ||
*[[Burma | *[[Burma campaign]] | ||
*[[Indo-Pakistani War of | *[[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947–1948]] | ||
*[[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965]] | *[[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965]] | ||
*[[Bangladesh Liberation War|Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971]] | *[[Bangladesh Liberation War|Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971]] | ||
===Aircraft=== | ==Aircraft== | ||
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! Aircraft !! From !! To !! Air Base | |||
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! colspan='4'|Pre-Independence (1944–47) | |||
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| [[Hawker Hurricane]] || May 1944 || August 1945 ||[[Allama Iqbal International Airport|Lahore]]<ref name="sq10">{{cite web|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/Units/10+Sqn|title=No.10 Squadron Winged Daggers|publisher=Bharat Rakshak|access-date=2021-06-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/units/squadrons/10-squadron.html#gsc.tab=0|title=No.10 Squadron|publisher=Bharat Rakshak|first=Pushpinder|last=Singh|date=2017-06-14|access-date=2021-06-20}}</ref> | |||
|- | |||
| [[North American T-6 Texan|Harvard 2B]] || July 1944 || September 1947 || | |||
|- | |||
| [[Supermarine Spitfire|Spitfire VIII]] || August 1945 || January 1947 || [[Yelahanka Air Force Station|AFS Yelahanka]] | |||
|- | |||
! colspan='4'|Post-Independence (1947–Present) | |||
|- | |||
| [[Hawker Tempest]]|| January 1947 || January 1954 || [[Ambala Air Force Station|AFS Ambala]] | |||
|- | |||
| [[de Havilland Vampire|Vampire FB52]]|| January 1954 || January 1955 || rowspan='3'|[[Indira Gandhi International Airport|AFS Palam]] | |||
|- | |||
| [[de Havilland Vampire|Vampire NF54]]|| September 1955 || May 1964 | |||
|- | |||
| [[Douglas C-47 Skytrain|Douglas C-47]]|| July 1958 || July 1964 | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan='2'|[[HAL HF-24 Marut]]|| April 1967 || 1971 || [[Pune Airport|AFS Pune]] | |||
|- | |||
| December 1971 || August 1980 || [[Uttarlai Air Force Station|AFS Uttarlai]] | |||
|- | |||
| [[MiG-23]]|| January 1981 || December 1993 || rowspan='2'| [[Jodhpur Airport|AFS Jodhpur]] | |||
|- | |||
| [[MiG-27]]|| January 1994 || 31 March 2019 | |||
|} | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
{{ | {{Indian Air Force}} | ||
[[Category:Indian Air Force aircraft squadrons|010]] | [[Category:Indian Air Force aircraft squadrons|010]] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:18, 22 June 2021
| No. 10 Squadron | |
|---|---|
| Active | 20 February 1944 - 31 March 2019 |
| Country |  Republic of India |
| Branch |  Indian Air Force |
| Role | CAS Interdiction Reconnaissance |
| Garrison/HQ | Jodhpur AFS |
| Nickname(s) | "Winged Daggers" |
| Motto(s) | Yudhay Krutnischay Into war with determination |
No. 10 Squadron (Daggers) was a fighter squadron equipped with MiG-27. It was based at Jodhpur Air Force Station.[1] The squadron was number plated in March 2019.[2]
History[edit | edit source]
No. 10 Squadron, Indian Air Force was the last squadron of the Indian Air Force to be created during the Second World War, and was formed in 1944.
The squadron was presented with its President's Standard on 18 March 1985, at Jodhpur.
Assignments[edit | edit source]
- Burma campaign
- Indo-Pakistani War of 1947–1948
- Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
- Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971
Aircraft[edit | edit source]
| Aircraft | From | To | Air Base |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-Independence (1944–47) | |||
| Hawker Hurricane | May 1944 | August 1945 | Lahore[3][4] |
| Harvard 2B | July 1944 | September 1947 | |
| Spitfire VIII | August 1945 | January 1947 | AFS Yelahanka |
| Post-Independence (1947–Present) | |||
| Hawker Tempest | January 1947 | January 1954 | AFS Ambala |
| Vampire FB52 | January 1954 | January 1955 | AFS Palam |
| Vampire NF54 | September 1955 | May 1964 | |
| Douglas C-47 | July 1958 | July 1964 | |
| HAL HF-24 Marut | April 1967 | 1971 | AFS Pune |
| December 1971 | August 1980 | AFS Uttarlai | |
| MiG-23 | January 1981 | December 1993 | AFS Jodhpur |
| MiG-27 | January 1994 | 31 March 2019 | |
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Squadrons and Helicopter Units". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
- ↑ "No.10 Squadron Winged Daggers". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ↑ "No.10 Squadron Winged Daggers". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
- ↑ Singh, Pushpinder (14 June 2017). "No.10 Squadron". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
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