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==Units==
==Units==
It has [[No. 21 Squadron IAF]] of 45 [[Wing (military aviation unit)|Wing]]. Wing is an active air force combat formation. [[No. 15 Squadron IAF]] operating [[Su-30MKI]] is also based here.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/indian-air-force-to-raise-four-more-squadrons-of-su-30-mki-fighter-501027|title=Indian Air Force to raise four more squadrons of Su-30 MKI fighter|date=5 October 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/report/pix-iafs-top-guns-brave-extreme-alaska/20160511.htm|title=IAF's top guns brave extreme Alaska|date=11 May 2016}}</ref>
It has [[No. 21 Squadron IAF]] of 45 [[Wing (military aviation unit)|Wing]]. Wing is an active air force combat formation. [[No. 15 Squadron IAF]] operating [[Su-30MKI]] is also based here.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/indian-air-force-to-raise-four-more-squadrons-of-su-30-mki-fighter-501027|title=Indian Air Force to raise four more squadrons of Su-30 MKI fighter|date=5 October 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/report/pix-iafs-top-guns-brave-extreme-alaska/20160511.htm|title=IAF's top guns brave extreme Alaska|date=11 May 2022}}</ref>


Originally the base was home to a squadron each of [[MiG-23]]s and [[MiG-27]]s, both single-engine fighters, of No. 21 Squadron IAF.<ref>[http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/History/Sqn/003.html No. 3 Squadron, Indian Air Force] ''[[Bharat Rakshak]]''</ref>
Originally the base was home to a squadron each of [[MiG-23]]s and [[MiG-27]]s, both single-engine fighters, of No. 21 Squadron IAF.<ref>[http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/History/Sqn/003.html No. 3 Squadron, Indian Air Force] ''[[Bharat Rakshak]]''</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
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* [[Airports Authority of India]]
* [[Airports Authority of India]]

Latest revision as of 22:13, 14 August 2023

Sirsa Air Force Station

Roundel of India.svg
Sirsa Vayu Sena Chhawni

सिरसा वायु सेना छावनी
Summary
Airport typeMilitary
OwnerIndian Air Force
OperatorWestern Air Command
LocationSirsa, Haryana
OccupantsNo. 21 Squadron IAF
No. 15 Squadron IAF
Time zoneIST (UTC+05:30)
Elevation AMSL198 m / 650 ft
Coordinates29°33′42″N 75°00′21″E / 29.56167°N 75.00583°E / 29.56167; 75.00583
Map
VISX is located in Haryana
VISX
VISX
Location of the airport in Haryana
VISX is located in India
VISX
VISX
VISX (India)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
5/23 2,730 8,956 Concrete / asphalt

Sirsa Air Force Station or Sirsa AFS (ICAO: VISX) is an Indian Air Force base under Western Air Command, located at Sirsa in the state of Haryana, India.[2]

History[edit]

1971 Indo-Pak war[edit]

In Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, Pakistan Air Force launched a pre-emptive raid on 12 airforce stations,[3] including Sirsa station, Faridkot Stations, Halwara Air Force Station, a few railway stations, Indian armour concentrations and other targets. However, this failed to cause any significant damage except pothole damage to the runway which was quickly repaired.[4] Dassault Mystère IV jets from Sirsa base pounded the Pakistan Army pitched against the Indian Army in the Battle of Sabuna Drain. Dassault Mystère also hit a train and destroyed 50 tanks on it between Okara and Sahiwal.

Units[edit]

It has No. 21 Squadron IAF of 45 Wing. Wing is an active air force combat formation. No. 15 Squadron IAF operating Su-30MKI is also based here.[5][6]

Originally the base was home to a squadron each of MiG-23s and MiG-27s, both single-engine fighters, of No. 21 Squadron IAF.[7]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 World Airport Codes.
  2. ↑ "Air Force Day Fly Past an Appeal". PIB, Ministry of Defence. 26 September 2006.
  3. ↑ Om Prakash Maurya, 2017, Babu Jagjivan Ram.
  4. ↑ A.S. Ahluwalia, 2012, [ Airborne to Chairborne: Memoirs of a War Veteran Aviator-Lawyer of the India Air Force].
  5. ↑ "Indian Air Force to raise four more squadrons of Su-30 MKI fighter". 5 October 2022.
  6. ↑ "IAF's top guns brave extreme Alaska". 11 May 2022.
  7. ↑ No. 3 Squadron, Indian Air Force Bharat Rakshak

External links[edit]

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