No. 1 Squadron | |
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Role | Air superiority Interdiction |
Base | AFS Gwalior |
Nickname(s) | Tigers |
Motto(s) | Ekta Mein Shakti (Hindi: "Strength in Unity") |
Engagements | Hur's Operations NWFP Burma Campaign Operation Polo Western Air War, 1965 Liberation War, 1971 Kargil War, 1999, Operation Parakram |
Commanders | |
Current commander | Group Captain Hemant Kumar |
Notable commanders | Subroto Mukerjee Arjan Singh Dilbagh Singh |
Insignia | |
Identification symbol | A Royal Bengal Tiger |
Aircraft flown | |
Fighter | Dassault Mirage 2000 |
No. 1 Squadron (The Tigers), the oldest squadron of the Indian Air Force operates as a multirole (air superiority and electronic warfare) unit. Part of 40 Wing of the Indian Air Force under Central Air Command, it is based at Maharajpur in Gwalior.[1]
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