No. 28 Squadron IAF

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No. 28 Squadron IAF
Active23 March 1963- Present
CountryIndia Republic of India
Branch Indian Air Force
RoleMultirole
Garrison/HQAFS Adampur
Nickname(s)"First Supersonics"
Motto(s)Sanharancha Karothi Ya
Determined to Destroy
Aircraft flown
FighterMikoyan MiG-29

No. 28 Squadron, Indian Air Force, nicknamed The First Supersonics is a squadron of the Indian Air Force (IAF). It is currently based in Adampur, Punjab with the Western Air Command and flies Mikoyan MiG-29s.[1]

History[edit]

The squadron's role is air defence and offence. It is known as "The First Supersonics" because it was the first squadron in the IAF to be equipped with supersonic Mikoyan MiG-21s in 1963.[2]

The squadron was initially based in Chandigarh, Ambala Before 1947 ,later moved to Tezpur, Assam, then Pune, Maharashtra and later to Jamnagar, Gujarat. [when?]. They were equipped with MiG 29s in the early 1990s and took part in operations in 2000 in the period of tension between India and Pakistan following the 1999 Kargil War.

Lineage[edit]

  • Constituted as No. 28 Squadron (First Supersonics) on 23 March 1963[3]

Aircraft[edit]

Aircraft From To Air Base
MiG-21 F13 23 March 1963 August 1966 AFS Chandigarh[4]
MiG-21 PF November 1964 August 1967 AFS Adampur
MiG-21 FL March 1966 January 1987 AFS Tezpur
MiG-29 December 1987 Present AFS Jamnagar

Assignments[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Squadrons and Helicopter Units".
  2. ↑ "Lancer Publishers Online Bookshop".
  3. ↑ "Squadrons and Helicopter Units". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  4. ↑ "No. 28 Squadron". Bharat Rakshak.
  5. ↑ "The First Supersonics: Thunder over Dacca - 1971 War". 10 December 2012.
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