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No. 37 Squadron IAF

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No. 37 Squadron
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Active23 December 1957 - Present
CountryIndia Republic of India
Branch Indian Air Force
RoleFighter
Garrison/HQJodhpur AFS
Nickname(s)"Black Panthers"
Motto(s)Sadaiv Nirbhik
Fearless Forever
Aircraft flown
AttackMiG-27M[1]

No. 37 Squadron (Black Panthers) is a fighter squadron and is equipped with MiG-27M and based at Jodhpur Air Force Station.[2]

History

During the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, this Squadron was based at Chabua, when hostilities broke out. The Squadron was given the task of launching offensive action in the Eastern Sector and of providing air defence in the Western Sector.[3]

Assignments

Aircraft

References

  1. ^ http://trishul-trident.blogspot.in/2012/09/iafs-in-country-operational-combat.html
  2. ^ "Squadrons and Helicopter Units". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  3. ^ http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/sqn-37.htm
  4. ^ http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/history/1961goa/1014-loughran.html

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