No. 49 Squadron is a unit of the Indian Air Force assigned to Eastern Air Command. The Squadron participates in operations involving air, land and airdrop of troops, equipment, supplies, and support or augment special operations forces, when appropriate.
No. 49 Squadron | |
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Active | 2 February 1960 - Present |
Country | India |
Role | Transport |
Garrison/HQ | AFS Jorhat |
Nickname(s) | "Paraspears" |
Motto(s) | Dhairya Vijayate Bold will be victorious |
Aircraft flown | |
Transport | AN-32 |
History edit
The Paraspears were raised in 1960 at Barrackpore and moved to the present location in May 1986.
Lineage edit
- Constituted as No. 49 Squadron (Paraspears) on 2 February 1960[1]
Assignments edit
Aircraft edit
Dacota
References edit
- ^ "Squadrons and Helicopter Units". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
- ^ "History of IAF". Indianairforce.nic.in. Archived from the original on 9 April 2009. Retrieved 30 July 2017.