No. 32 Squadron IAF

No. 32 Squadron
No. 32 Squadron
Active	15 October 1963 - present
Country	Republic of India
Branch	Indian Air Force
Role	Fighter
Garrison/HQ	Jodhpur AFS
Nickname(s)	"Thunderbirds"
Motto(s)	Mahavegashya Dhundvrataha; Fast in speed, Fast in determination
Aircraft flown
Fighter	Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 Bison

No. 32 Squadron (Thunderbirds) is a fighter squadron and is equipped with Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21Bison and based at Jodhpur Air Force Station as part of South Western Air Command.^[1]

History

The squadron was formed with the Mystere IV on 15 Oct 1963 at Air Force Station Adampur. This squadron later operated the Vampire (1965) aircraft followed by the Sukhoi-7 (1969), the MiG-21 Bis (1984) and is currently operating the Mig-21Bison (2003).^[2]

The squadron had received Presidential standard in 2013.^[3]

Assignments

Aircraft


Aircraft	From	To	Air Base
Dassault Mystère IV	15 October 1963	February 1969	^[4]
Sukhoi Su-7 BMK	February 1969	February 1984
MiG-21 bis	February 1984	February 2003
MiG-21 Bison	February 2003	Present	AFS Jodhpur

References

↑ "Squadrons and Helicopter Units". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
↑ "President's Standards awarded to IAF's 220 SQN and 32 SQN at Halwara".
↑ Bajwa, Mandeep Singh (1 December 2013). "A salute to 32 and 220 squadrons". Indian Express. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
↑ "No. 32 Squadron". Bharat Rakshak.

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[BRakshak-1] "Squadrons and Helicopter Units". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 3 December 2015.

[2] "President's Standards awarded to IAF's 220 SQN and 32 SQN at Halwara".

[3] Bajwa, Mandeep Singh (1 December 2013). "A salute to 32 and 220 squadrons". Indian Express. Retrieved 28 June 2021.

[4] "No. 32 Squadron". Bharat Rakshak.

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