No. 44 Squadron IAF

No. 44 Squadron
Active April 1961 - Present
Country India
Role Transport
Garrison/HQ AFS Nagpur
Nickname(s) "Mighty Jets"
Motto Ishtam Yatnen Sadhyetah
Achieve Goals with Perseverance
Aircraft flown
Transport IL-76MD

No. 44 Squadron is a unit of the Indian Air Force assigned to Maintenance Command. The Squadron participates in operations involving air, land and air-drop of troops, equipment, supplies, and support or augment special operations forces, when appropriate.

History

The Squadron undertook extensive air maintenance sorties in the Ladakh and J&K Sectors. This earned the squadron the emblem of "Himalayan Geese" which was formally approved by the then President, Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan on 26 May 1966.

In 1971 Indo-Pak Conflict, the squadron proved its mettle by innovating and effectively employing AN-12s in the bombing role in the Western theatre. Notably, 44 Squadron is the only transport squadron of the Indian Air Force to be conferred the Battle Honours, a feat otherwise reserved for active operational combat units.[1] No. 44 Squadron has flown relief missions to Sri Lanka and Indonesia during the Tsunami disaster, rescuing civilians, and to avalanche victims in Kashmir as well SOS missions to quake-affected Iran.[2]

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