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== History == | == History == | ||
The White Tigers were commissioned on 7 July 1959<ref name="IT1"/> at [[Cawdor Barracks|RNAS Brawdy]], [[United Kingdom]] with the Indian High Commissioner to UK, [[Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit|Vijay Laxmi Pandit]], in attendance. The first Squadron Commander was Lt Cdr B D Law. The squadron was initially equipped with the [[Hawker Sea Hawk]] aircraft. On 18 May 1961, Lt Cdr [[R. H. Tahiliani]] carried out the first deck landing on {{INS|Vikrant| | The White Tigers were commissioned on 7 July 1959<ref name="IT1"/> at [[Cawdor Barracks|RNAS Brawdy]], [[United Kingdom]] with the Indian High Commissioner to UK, [[Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit|Vijay Laxmi Pandit]], in attendance. The first Squadron Commander was Lt Cdr B D Law. The squadron was initially equipped with the [[Hawker Sea Hawk]] aircraft. On 18 May 1961, Lt Cdr [[R. H. Tahiliani]] carried out the first deck landing on {{INS|Vikrant|1961|6}} on Sea Hawk IN 156. The squadron left [[RNAS Brawdy]] on 31 July 1961 with eleven [[Hawker Sea Hawk]]s and embarked {{INS|Vikrant|1961|6}} off the [[Isle of Wight]]. During the course of the next ten years the Indian Navy inducted fifty-four Sea Hawks in a phased manner, the last aircraft being delivered in December 1971.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://indiannavy.nic.in/content/sea-harrier|title=SEA HARRIER {{!}} Indian Navy|website=indiannavy.nic.in|access-date=6 May 2016}}</ref> | ||
The Sea Hawks were retired from the Indian Navy in a phased manner in the late-70s and early-80s.<ref name="IT1"/> | The Sea Hawks were retired from the Indian Navy in a phased manner in the late-70s and early-80s.<ref name="IT1"/> | ||
The Sea Harriers were replaced by [[MiG-29|MiG-29KUBs]] on 11 May 2016 in a ceremony held at [[INS Hansa]].<ref name=PIB/> | The Sea Harriers were replaced by [[MiG-29|MiG-29KUBs]] on 11 May 2016 in a ceremony held at [[INS Hansa]].<ref name=PIB/> | ||