No. 37 Squadron IAF

No. 37 Squadron
Active	23 December 1957 - Present
Country	Republic of India
Branch	Indian Air Force
Role	Fighter
Garrison/HQ	Jodhpur AFS
Nickname(s)	"Black Panthers"
Motto	Sadaiv Nirbhik Fearless Forever
Aircraft flown
Attack	MiG-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

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

Squadrons of the Indian Air Force

Combat

No. 1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
14
15
16
17
18
20
21
22
23
24
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
35
37
47
51
52
101
102
106
108
220
222
223
224

Transport

AHQCS
No. 11
12
25
33
41
43
44
48
49
50
59
77
78
81

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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