No. 10 Squadron (Daggers) was a fighter squadron equipped with MiG-27. It was based at Jodhpur Air Force Station.[1] The squadron was number plated in March 2019.[2]

No. 10 Squadron
Active20 February 1944 - 31 March 2019
CountryIndia Republic of India
Branch Royal Indian Air Force (1944-50)
 Indian Air Force (1950-2019)
RoleCAS
Interdiction
Reconnaissance
Garrison/HQJodhpur AFS
Nickname(s)"Winged Daggers"
Motto(s)Yudhay Krutnischay
Into war with determination
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Bob Doe
M. A. Rahman
C. G. Devashar

History

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No. 10 Squadron, Indian Air Force was the last squadron of the Royal Indian Air Force to be created during the World War II, and was formed in 1944.

The squadron was presented with its President's Standard on 18 March 1985, at Jodhpur.

Assignments

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Aircraft

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Aircraft From To Air Base
Pre-Independence (1944–47)
Hawker Hurricane May 1944 August 1945 Lahore[3][4]
Harvard 2B July 1944 September 1947
Spitfire VIII August 1945 January 1947 AFS Yelahanka
Post-Independence (1947–Present)
Hawker Tempest January 1947 January 1954 AFS Ambala
Vampire FB52 January 1954 January 1955 AFS Palam
Vampire NF54 September 1955 May 1964
Douglas C-47 July 1958 July 1964
HAL HF-24 Marut April 1967 1971 AFS Pune
December 1971 August 1980 AFS Uttarlai
MiG-23 January 1981 December 1993 AFS Jodhpur
MiG-27 January 1994 31 March 2019

References

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  1. ^ "Squadrons and Helicopter Units". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  2. ^ "No.10 Squadron Winged Daggers". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  3. ^ "No.10 Squadron Winged Daggers". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  4. ^ Singh, Pushpinder (14 June 2017). "No.10 Squadron". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 20 June 2021.