No. 1 Squadron IAF
| No. 1 Squadron | |
|---|---|
 A 1993 stamp dedicated to the 60th anniversary of No. 1 Squadron, featuring its crest (bottom-left) | |
| Active | 1 April 1933 – present |
| 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 |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Group Captain Hemant Kumar |
| Notable commanders | Subroto Mukerjee Arjan Singh Dilbagh Singh |
| Insignia | |
| Identification symbol | A Royal Bengal Tiger |
| Aircraft flown | |
| Attack | Mirage 2000H |
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]
History
The squadron was established at Drigh Road, Karachi on 1 April 1933.[1] The squadron successfully test fired a BVR MICA missile from a Mirage-2000 aircraft on 24 September 2016.[2]
Aircraft
| Aircraft | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Westland Wapiti | 1 April 1933 | June 1939[3] |
| Hawker Hart | June 1939 | August 1941 |
| Westland Lysander | August 1941 | February 1944 |
| Hurricane Mk IIc | February 1944 | November 1945 |
| Supermarine Spitfire | November 1945 | February 1947 |
| Hawker Tempest II | February 1947 | August 1947 |
| Supermarine Spitfire | 26th January 1953 | February 1953 |
| De Havilland Vampire | February 1953 | February 1953 |
| Dassault Mystère IVa | February 1953 | July 1966 |
| MiG-21 FL | July 1966 | June 1985 |
| Dassault Mirage 2000 | June 1985 | Present |
References
- ^ a b Singh, Pushpindar. "No.1 Squadron". Retrieved 2 November 2017.
- ^ "MICA Missile Firing by 'TIGER' Squadron of IAF". pib.nic.in. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
- ^ "No. 1 Squadron". Bharat Rakshak.