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| nativename-a = {{lang|hi|सिरसा वायु सेना छावनी}} | | nativename-a = {{lang|hi|सिरसा वायु सेना छावनी}} | ||
| nativename-r = <!-- Romanized native name, e.g. s Běijīng Shǒudū Guójì Jīcháng --> | | nativename-r = <!-- Romanized native name, e.g. s Běijīng Shǒudū Guójì Jīcháng --> | ||
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| ICAO = VISX<ref name=cd1>[https://www.world-airport-codes.com/search/?s=visa World Airport Codes.]</ref> | | ICAO = VISX<ref name=cd1>[https://www.world-airport-codes.com/search/?s=visa World Airport Codes.]</ref> | ||
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| GPS = VISX<ref name=cd1/> | | GPS = VISX<ref name=cd1/> | ||
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| type = Military | | type = Military | ||
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| focus_city = <!-- A focus city is a destination from which an airline operates several point-to-point routes primarily catering to the local market rather than to connecting passengers.--> | | focus_city = <!-- A focus city is a destination from which an airline operates several point-to-point routes primarily catering to the local market rather than to connecting passengers.--> | ||
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| commander = <!-- military airports: Current commander --> | | commander = <!-- military airports: Current commander --> | ||
| occupants = [[No. 21 Squadron IAF]] <br />[[No. 15 Squadron IAF]]<br /> <!-- military airports --> | | occupants = [[No. 21 Squadron IAF]] <br />[[No. 15 Squadron IAF]]<br /> <!-- military airports --> | ||
| timezone = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]] | | timezone = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]] | ||
| utc = [[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC+05:30]] | | utc = [[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC+05:30]] | ||
| elevation-f = 650 | | elevation-f = 650 | ||
| elevation-m = 198 | | elevation-m = 198 | ||
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| pushpin_map = India Haryana#India | | pushpin_map = India Haryana#India | ||
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location of airport in India | | pushpin_map_caption = Location of airport in India | ||
| pushpin_label = VISX | | pushpin_label = VISX | ||
| r1-number = 5/23 <!-- runway direction --> | | r1-number = 5/23 <!-- runway direction --> | ||
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'''Sirsa Air Force Station''' or '''Sirsa AFS''' ([[ICAO | '''Sirsa Air Force Station''' or '''Sirsa AFS''' ([[ICAO]]: VISX) is an [[Indian Air Force]] base under [[Western Air Command]], located at [[Sirsa, Haryana|Sirsa]] in the state of [[Haryana]], [[India]].<ref name="df">{{cite web|url=http://www.pib.nic.in/release/rel_print_page1.asp?relid=20966|title=Air Force Day Fly Past an Appeal|date=26 September 2006|publisher=PIB, Ministry of Defence}}</ref> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
===1971 Indo-Pak war=== | ===1971 Indo-Pak war=== | ||
In [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]], [[Pakistan Air Force]] launched a | In [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]], [[Pakistan Air Force]] launched a pre-emptive raid on 12 airforce stations,<ref name=jag1>Om Prakash Maurya, 2017, [https://books.google.com/books?id=_Ec1DwAAQBAJ&pg=PT145&dq=%22sirsa%22%2B+%22air+force%22+station&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiaqqPfoKPfAhXPTn0KHUoMCOQ4ChDoAQgtMAE#v=onepage&q=%22sirsa%22%2B%20%22air%20force%22%20station&f=false Babu Jagjivan Ram].</ref> including Sirsa station, Faridkot Stations, [[Halwara Air Force Station]], a few railway stations, Indian armour concentrations and other targets. However, this failed to cause any significant damage except pothole damage to the runway which was quickly repaired.<ref name=af1>A.S. Ahluwalia, 2012, [ Airborne to Chairborne: Memoirs of a War Veteran Aviator-Lawyer of the India Air Force].</ref> [[Dassault Mystère IV]] jets from Sirsa base pounded the [[Pakistan Army]] pitched against the [[Indian Army]] in the [[Battle of Sabuna Drain]]. Dassault Mystère also hit a train and destroyed 50 tanks on it between [[Okara, Pakistan|Okara]] and [[Sahiwal]]. | ||
==Units== | ==Units== | ||
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Originally the base was home to a squadron each of [[MiG-23]]s and [[MiG-27]]s, both single-engine fighters, of No. 21 Squadron IAF.<ref>[http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/History/Sqn/003.html No. 3 Squadron, Indian Air Force] ''[[Bharat Rakshak]]''</ref> | Originally the base was home to a squadron each of [[MiG-23]]s and [[MiG-27]]s, both single-engine fighters, of No. 21 Squadron IAF.<ref>[http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/History/Sqn/003.html No. 3 Squadron, Indian Air Force] ''[[Bharat Rakshak]]''</ref> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||