No. 5 Squadron IAF

No. 5 Squadron
No. 5 Squadron
Active	2 November 1948
Country	Republic of India
Branch	Indian Air Force
Role	Precision Strike
Base	Ambala AFS
Nickname(s)	Tuskers
Motto(s)	शक्ति विजयते; (Shakti Vijayate); Strength is Victory
Aircraft flown
Attack	SEPECAT Jaguar IS

No. 5 Squadron (Tuskers) is a fighter squadron and is equipped with Jaguar IS and based at Ambala Air Force Station under the Western Air Command.^[1]

History

The squadron has retained – and discharged – a primarily offensive operational role for the Indian Air Force, in the half-century since its inception in 1948.^[2] It also participated in the Congo Crisis, supporting UN peacekeeping troops.^[3]

Aircraft


Aircraft	From	To	Air Base
Consolidated B-24 Liberator	November 1948	February 1957	AFS Pune^[4]^[5]
English Electric Canberra B(I).58	June 1957	March 1981	AFS Agra
SEPECAT Jaguar 1S	August 1981	Present	AFS Ambala

References

^ "Squadrons and Helicopter Units". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
^ "No.5 Squadron".
^ "Squadron No. 5 'Tuskers' by Pushpindar Singh Chopra" (PDF).
^ "No.5 Squadron". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
^ Kumar, K Sree (17 June 2017). "No.5 Squadron". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 20 June 2021.

[BRakshak-1] "Squadrons and Helicopter Units". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 3 December 2015.

[2] "No.5 Squadron".

[3] "Squadron No. 5 'Tuskers' by Pushpindar Singh Chopra" (PDF).

[sq10-4] "No.5 Squadron". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 20 June 2021.

[5] Kumar, K Sree (17 June 2017). "No.5 Squadron". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 20 June 2021.

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