No. 11 Squadron IAF
Appearance
No. 11 Squadron | |
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Active | 1 December 1945- Present |
Country | India |
Role | Transport |
Garrison/HQ | Vadodara AFS |
Nickname(s) | "Charging Rhinos" |
Motto(s) | Vishwambhara Pranadah Supporters of the Universe |
Aircraft flown | |
Transport | Hawker Siddeley HS 748 |
No. 11 Squadron is a unit of the Indian Air Force assigned to South Western Air Command. The Squadron participates in operations involving air, land and airdrop of troops, equipment, supplies, and support or augment special operations forces, when appropriate.
History
The No. 11 Squadron were raised in 1951 at Barrackpore and Jorhat and moved to the present location.
Lineage
- Constituted as No. 11 Squadron (Charging Rhinos) on 15 November 1951[1]
Assignments
Aircraft
References
- ^ "Squadrons and Helicopter Units". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
- ^ "Indian Air Force and its Transport Fleet". India Strategic.