No. 23 Squadron
Active1957 - Present
CountryIndia Republic of India
Branch Indian Air Force
RoleFighter
Garrison/HQSuratgarh AFS
Nickname(s)"Panthers"
Motto(s)Amritham Abhayam
Immortal and Fearless
Aircraft flown
FighterMiG-21 Bison

No. 23 Squadron (Panthers) is a fighter squadron and is equipped with MiG-21Bison and based at Suratgarh Air Force Station.[1]

History

The squadron was raised in the year 1956 and it became the first squadron in Indian Air Force to be commissioned with Folland Gnat.[2]

Assignments

Aircraft

Aircraft From To Air Base
de Havilland Vampire November 1956 January 1960
Folland Gnat February 1960 January 1978
MiG-21 bis February 1978 July 2005
MiG-21 Bison July 2005 Till Date Suratgarh AFS

References

  1. ^ "Squadrons and Helicopter Units". Bharat Rakshak. Archived from the original on 14 April 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  2. ^ @IAF_MCC (1 October 2020). "No 23 Sqn 'Panthers' raised in the year 1956, went on to become the first 'Gnat' squadron of IAF. The Sqn in 196 5War achieved its first aerial kill & earned the title SabreSlayers" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. ^ "How-Indian-Air-Force-Came-of-Age-in-1965". New Ind Express. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
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