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|garrison=[[Panagarh Air Force Station|Panagarh AFS]]
|garrison=[[Panagarh Air Force Station|Panagarh AFS]]
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|nickname="Raiding Raptors"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.asianage.com/metros/kolkata/071017/super-hercules-can-play-vital-role-in-conflicts-iaf.html|title=Super Hercules can play vital role in conflicts: IAF|date=7 October 2017|access-date=10 December 2022}}</ref>
|nickname="Raiding Raptors"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.asianage.com/metros/kolkata/071017/super-hercules-can-play-vital-role-in-conflicts-iaf.html|title=Super Hercules can play vital role in conflicts: IAF|date=7 October 2017|access-date=10 December 2018}}</ref>
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|motto=''Wings of Valor'' <ref>{{cite tweet |author=ANI |user=ANI |number=1179691054527700992 |date=3 October 2019 |title=Air Force Station Arjan Singh conducted Swachh Bharat campaign yesterday. Air Cmde D Vedajna inaugurated the campaign &amp; handed over campaign flag to Wg Cdr Gajanand Yadava who undertook a skydive jump with the flag from 15,000 feet above the ground. https://t.co/xsJc20FXid |language=en |access-date=9 January 2021}}</ref>
|motto=''Wings of Valor'' <ref>{{cite tweet |author=ANI |user=ANI |number=1179691054527700992 |date=3 October 2019 |title=Air Force Station Arjan Singh conducted Swachh Bharat campaign yesterday. Air Cmde D Vedajna inaugurated the campaign &amp; handed over campaign flag to Wg Cdr Gajanand Yadava who undertook a skydive jump with the flag from 15,000 feet above the ground. https://t.co/xsJc20FXid |language=en |access-date=9 January 2021}}</ref>
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==History==
==History==
Initially, two C-130Js from No. 77 Squadron, Hindon AFS operated from Panagarh since its inauguration in May 2016, till the new Super Hercules arrived next year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/Panagarh-gets-two-Super-Hercules-from-Hindon-till-arrival-of-new-aircraft/articleshow/52137427.cms|title=Panagarh gets two Super Hercules from Hindon till arrival of new aircraft|date=6 May 2016|access-date=19 Feb 2022}}</ref> The first two C-130J Super Hercules landed in July 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/eastern-squadron-gets-two-us-made-transport-aircraft/article19372046.ece|title=C-130Js arrive in Bengal IAF station|date=27 July 2017|access-date=19 February 2022}}</ref> A month later in August 2017, remaining four aircraft arrived at the base with IAF commissioning the air base as [[Arjan Singh#Air Force Station Arjan Singh|Air Force Station Arjan Singh]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india-iaf-strengthens-eastern-base-with-six-super-hercules-jets-in-panagarh-report-398034|title=IAF strengthens eastern base with six Super Hercules jets in Panagarh|date=24 August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.timesnownews.com/india/article/doklam-china-india-china-india-relations-air-force-station-arjan-singh-c-130j-super-hercules/77432|title=Amid Doklam row with China, IAF commissions new Super Hercules base in the east|date=24 August 2022}}</ref>
Initially, two C-130Js from No. 77 Squadron, Hindon AFS operated from Panagarh since its inauguration in May 2016, till the new Super Hercules arrived next year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/Panagarh-gets-two-Super-Hercules-from-Hindon-till-arrival-of-new-aircraft/articleshow/52137427.cms|title=Panagarh gets two Super Hercules from Hindon till arrival of new aircraft|date=6 May 2016|access-date=19 Feb 2017}}</ref> The first two C-130J Super Hercules landed in July 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/eastern-squadron-gets-two-us-made-transport-aircraft/article19372046.ece|title=C-130Js arrive in Bengal IAF station|date=27 July 2017|access-date=19 February 2018}}</ref> A month later in August 2017, remaining four aircraft arrived at the base with IAF commissioning the air base as [[Arjan Singh#Air Force Station Arjan Singh|Air Force Station Arjan Singh]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india-iaf-strengthens-eastern-base-with-six-super-hercules-jets-in-panagarh-report-398034|title=IAF strengthens eastern base with six Super Hercules jets in Panagarh|date=24 August 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.timesnownews.com/india/article/doklam-china-india-china-india-relations-air-force-station-arjan-singh-c-130j-super-hercules/77432|title=Amid Doklam row with China, IAF commissions new Super Hercules base in the east|date=24 August 2017}}</ref>


===Lineage===
===Lineage===

Latest revision as of 04:48, 3 May 2021

No. 87 Squadron
An Indian Air Force C-130J
Active6 May 2016 - Present
CountryIndia
RoleSpecial Air Operations
Garrison/HQPanagarh AFS
Nickname(s)"Raiding Raptors"[1]
Motto(s)Wings of Valor [2]
Aircraft flown
TransportC-130J Super Hercules

No. 87 Squadron of Indian Air Force is located at Panagarh Air Force Station and is assigned to Eastern Air Command. The tactical-aircraft squadron is used for special forces and also for Indian Army's new XVII Mountain Strike Corps located at Panagarh.

History[edit | edit source]

Initially, two C-130Js from No. 77 Squadron, Hindon AFS operated from Panagarh since its inauguration in May 2016, till the new Super Hercules arrived next year.[3] The first two C-130J Super Hercules landed in July 2017.[4] A month later in August 2017, remaining four aircraft arrived at the base with IAF commissioning the air base as Air Force Station Arjan Singh.[5][6]

Lineage[edit | edit source]

  • Constituted as No. 87 Squadron on 6 May 2016.

Aircraft[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Super Hercules can play vital role in conflicts: IAF". 7 October 2017. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  2. ↑ ANI [@ANI] (3 October 2019). "Air Force Station Arjan Singh conducted Swachh Bharat campaign yesterday. Air Cmde D Vedajna inaugurated the campaign & handed over campaign flag to Wg Cdr Gajanand Yadava who undertook a skydive jump with the flag from 15,000 feet above the ground. t.co/xsJc20FXid" (Tweet). Retrieved 9 January 2021 – via Twitter.
  3. ↑ "Panagarh gets two Super Hercules from Hindon till arrival of new aircraft". 6 May 2016. Retrieved 19 Feb 2017.
  4. ↑ "C-130Js arrive in Bengal IAF station". 27 July 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  5. ↑ "IAF strengthens eastern base with six Super Hercules jets in Panagarh". 24 August 2017.
  6. ↑ "Amid Doklam row with China, IAF commissions new Super Hercules base in the east". 24 August 2017.
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