No. 1 Squadron IAF

No. 1 Squadron
Crest of No. 1 Squadron
Active	1 April 1933 – present
Role	Air superiority Precision Strike Interdiction
Base	AFS Gwalior
Nickname(s)	Tigers
Motto	Ekta Mein Shakti (Hindi: "Strength in Unity")
Engagements	Hur's Operations NWFP Burma Campaign Operation Polo Western Air War, 1965 Liberation War, 1971
Commanders
Current commander	Wing Commander H. A. Rather
Notable commanders	Subroto Mukerjee Arjan Singh Dilbagh Singh
Insignia
Identification symbol	A Royal Bengal Tiger
Aircraft flown
Attack	Mirage 2000

No. 1 Squadron (The Tigers) is the oldest squadron of the Indian Air Force. It operates as an multirole (air superiority, precision strike, and electronic warfare) unit. Based at Gwalior AFB, No. 1 Squadron falls under the Central Air Command, and along with No. 7 Squadron (Battle Axes), No. 9 Squadron (Wolf Pack), and TACDE, forms a part of 40 Wing of the Indian Air Force.

Formation of No.1 Squadron

No. 1 Squadron was established at Drigh Road, Karachi on 1 April 1933.

References

Bharat-Rakshak, No. 1 Squadron

Squadrons of the Indian Air Force

Combat

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Transport

AHQCS
No. 11
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Helicopters

Squadrons	No. 104 125

Units	No. 105 107 109 110 111 112 114 115 116 117 118 119 127 128 129 130 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159

Flights	No. 121 122 126 131 132

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