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{{Use Indian English|date=October | {{Use Indian English|date=October 2016}} | ||
{{Use dmy dates|date=October | {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2016}} | ||
{{Infobox military unit | {{Infobox military unit | ||
|unit_name= INAS 300 | |unit_name= INAS 300 | ||
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|image_size= 200px | |image_size= 200px | ||
|caption= INAS 300 Insignia | |caption= INAS 300 Insignia | ||
|dates= 7 July 1960 - Present<ref name=globalsecurity>{{cite web|title=Indian Naval Air Squadron (INAS) 300|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/inas-300.htm|publisher=Global Security|access-date=25 December | |dates= 7 July 1960 - Present<ref name=globalsecurity>{{cite web|title=Indian Naval Air Squadron (INAS) 300|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/inas-300.htm|publisher=Global Security|access-date=25 December 2014}}</ref> | ||
|country= {{flag|India}} | |country= {{flag|India}} | ||
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|aircraft_fighter= *[[Hawker Sea Hawk]](historical) | |aircraft_fighter= *[[Hawker Sea Hawk]](historical) | ||
*[[BAE Sea Harrier]](Retired)<ref name=indiannavy>{{cite web|title=INAS 300 – The White Tigers|url=http://indiannavy.nic.in/naval-aviation/inas-300|publisher=Indian Navy|access-date=25 December | *[[BAE Sea Harrier]](Retired)<ref name=indiannavy>{{cite web|title=INAS 300 – The White Tigers|url=http://indiannavy.nic.in/naval-aviation/inas-300|publisher=Indian Navy|access-date=25 December 2014}}</ref> | ||
*[[MiG-29K|MiG-29KUB]](current)<ref name=PIB>{{cite web|title=INAS 300 retires Harriers|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=145203|publisher=Press Information Bureau|access-date=11 May | *[[MiG-29K|MiG-29KUB]](current)<ref name=PIB>{{cite web|title=INAS 300 retires Harriers|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=145203|publisher=Press Information Bureau|access-date=11 May 2016}}</ref> | ||
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The '''INAS 300''' is the longest serving combat unit of the Indian Navy,<ref name="IT1">{{cite news|title='White Tigers' squadron turns 60: Facts on Indian Navy's longest serving combat unit |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/gk-current-affairs/story/white-tigers-squadron-indian-navy-1565242-2019-07-09 |access-date= 16 May 2020 |work=[[India Today]]|date= 9 July | The '''INAS 300''' is the longest serving combat unit of the Indian Navy,<ref name="IT1">{{cite news|title='White Tigers' squadron turns 60: Facts on Indian Navy's longest serving combat unit |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/gk-current-affairs/story/white-tigers-squadron-indian-navy-1565242-2019-07-09 |access-date= 16 May 2020 |work=[[India Today]]|date= 9 July 2019}}</ref> based at [[INS Hansa]].<ref name=vayuaerospace/><ref name=indiannavy/> | ||
== 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|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 | 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/> | ||