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No. 2 Squadron
Active
  • 1 April 1941 - 15 December 1947
  • 15 July 1951 - 2003
  • March 2009 - Present
CountryIndia Republic of India
Branch Indian Air Force
TypeSu-30MKI
RoleAir superiority
Garrison/HQTezpur AFS
Nickname(s)"Winged Arrows"
Motto(s)Amogh Lakshya
True To Aim
Insignia
Identification
symbol
Winged Arrow
Aircraft flown
FighterSukhoi Su-30MKI

No.2 Squadron (Winged Arrows) is a unit dedicated to CAS in the Indian Air Force. No. 2 Sqn falls under the Eastern Air Command.[1]

History[edit]

Assignments[edit]

Aircraft[edit]

Aircraft From To Air Base
Pre-Independence (1941–47)
Westland Wapiti IIA 1 April 1941 December 1941 Kohat[2][3]
Hawker Audax July 1941 January 1942 Peshawar
Westland Lysander December 1941 October 1942 South India
Hawker Hurricane Mk IIB October 1941 December 1944 Ranchi
Hawker Hurricane Mk IIC January 1945 March 1946
Harvard IIB October 1945 September 1947 Samungli
Spitfire VIII February 1946 January 1947
Post-Independence (1951–Present)
Spitfire VIII August 1951 November 1953 AFS Palam
Harvard IIB
Vampire FB52 November 1953 June 1956
Dassault Ouragan June 1956 May 1962
Folland Gnat I May 1962 March 1983
HAL Ajeet December 1983 April 1991
MiG-27 July 1991 October 2003
Su-30 MKI July 2009 Present AFS Tezpur

References[edit]

  • ^ "No.2 Squadron Winged Daggers". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  • ^ Pillarisetti, Jagan (14 June 2017). "No.2 Squadron". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 21 June 2021.

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