No. 5 Squadron IAF: Difference between revisions

No. 5 Squadron
No. 5 Squadron
Active	2 November 1948
Country	Republic of India
Branch	Indian Air Force
Role	Precision Strike
Base	Ambala AFS
Nickname(s)	Tuskers
Motto(s)	शक्ति विजयते; (Shakti Vijayate); Strength is Victory
Aircraft flown
Attack	SEPECAT Jaguar IS

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No. 5 Squadron (Tuskers) is a fighter squadron and is equipped with Jaguar IS and based at Ambala Air Force Station under the Western Air Command.^[1]

History

The squadron has retained – and discharged – a primarily offensive operational role for the Indian Air Force, in the half-century since its inception in 1948.^[2] It also participated in the Congo Crisis, supporting UN peacekeeping troops

References

^ "Squadrons and Helicopter Units". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
^ http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Units/Squadrons/5-Squadron.html

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

[2] ttp://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Units/Squadrons/5-Squadron.html

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 ==History==
 The squadron has retained – and discharged – a primarily offensive operational role for the Indian Air Force, in the half-century since its inception in 1948.<ref>http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Units/Squadrons/5-Squadron.html</ref>
+It also participated in the [[Congo Crisis]], supporting UN peacekeeping troops
 == References ==