No. 59 Squadron IAF: Difference between revisions

No. 59 Squadron IAF
No. 59 Squadron IAF
Active	14 February 1960 - Present
Country	India
Role	Transport
Garrison/HQ	AFS Gauhati
Nickname(s)	"Hornbills"
Motto(s)	Nishta Dhairya Parisramah; Loyalty Boldness and Hard work
Aircraft flown
Transport	HS-748

Latest revision as of 04:47, 3 May 2021

No. 59 Squadron is located at Gauhati under 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[edit]

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.^[2]

Lineage[edit]

Constituted as No. 59 Squadron (Hornbills) on 14 February 1960^[3]

Assignments[edit]

Aircraft[edit]

References[edit]

↑ Ramakrishnan, P. "59 SQUADRON". Indiaarmycovers.blogspot.com. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
↑ "Don't forget the IAF's role in the '62 war!". Rediff.com. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
↑ "Squadrons and Helicopter Units". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 23 November 2015.

[1] Ramakrishnan, P. "59 SQUADRON". Indiaarmycovers.blogspot.com. Retrieved 30 July 2017.

[2] "Don't forget the IAF's role in the '62 war!". Rediff.com. Retrieved 30 July 2017.

[BRakshak-3] "Squadrons and Helicopter Units". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 23 November 2015.

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 ==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===
-* 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===