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{{Use dmy dates|date=December | {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}} | ||
{{Use Indian English|date=December | {{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}} | ||
{{Infobox military unit | {{Infobox military unit | ||
|unit_name= No. 59 Squadron IAF | |unit_name= No. 59 Squadron IAF | ||
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|dates=14 February 1960 - Present<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianarmycovers.blogspot.com/2013/02/59-squadron.html|title=59 SQUADRON|first=P.|last=Ramakrishnan|website=Indiaarmycovers.blogspot.com|access-date=30 July | |dates=14 February 1960 - Present<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianarmycovers.blogspot.com/2013/02/59-squadron.html|title=59 SQUADRON|first=P.|last=Ramakrishnan|website=Indiaarmycovers.blogspot.com|access-date=30 July 2017}}</ref> | ||
|country=India | |country=India | ||
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==History== | ==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 | 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=== | ===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 | * 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=== | ===Assignments=== | ||