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'Falcons Of Chhamb' To Get Rafales: History Of IAF's 101 Squadron Which Will Be Resurrected At Hasimara Air Base


‘Falcons Of Chhamb’ To Get Rafales: History Of IAF’s 101 Squadron Which Will Be Resurrected At Hasimara Air Base
by Swarajya Staff - May 17, 2021 06:34 AM
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IAF’s 101 Squadron blunted the Pakistani armour thrust in Chhamb in 1971.
Number 101 Squadron of the Indian Air Force (IAF) is all set to be revived at the Hasimara Air Force Station in West Bengal this month.
Nearly a decade after it was number-plated, the Falcons will be resurrected with a new batch of four Rafale fighters, which will arrive later this month.
The squadron, formed at the Palam Air Force Station in Delhi in 1949 for the role of photo reconnaissance, was equipped with Harvards and Spitfires. ....

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Rafale training of IAF pilots in France comes to an end, eyes on 'Lethal 16' next


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New Delhi: While the training of Indian Air Force pilots and maintenance crew for the Rafale aircraft in France came to an end Wednesday, the second squadron of the fighter will be operationalised earlier than planned.
The second squadron of the fighter jet, named 101 Squadron, will be based in West Bengal’s Hasimara and will take care of the crucial borders with China in the East. The Hasimara air base is also known as the Wing 16 or the ‘Lethal 16’.
The 101 Squadron, also known as the ‘Falcons of the Chhamb and Akhnoor’, was originally planned to be made operational in June but the IAF is now working to ensure it is done earlier. ....

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