The Indian Air Force on Wednesday formally inducted the Rafale plane into 101 Squadron of the Eastern Air Command – the second IAF squadron to be outfitted with the brand new fighter jet.
The second squadron is being ready at Hasimara Air Force Station in West Bengal. The first squadron—17 Golden Arrows—was fashioned in Punjab’s Ambala in September final yr.
The ceremony was presided over by Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria. Eastern Air Commander Air Marshal Amit Dev was additionally current. “The event also included a fly-past of the arrival of the Rafale aircraft at Hasimara, followed by a traditional water cannon salute,” an Air Force assertion stated.
Bhadauria stated that retaining in thoughts the significance of strengthening the aptitude of the Indian Air Force within the japanese sector, the induction of Rafale in Hasimara was rigorously deliberate.
Bhadauria urged “the personnel to combine their enthusiasm and commitment with the unmatched potential of the newly inducted platform”.
101 Squadron was fashioned on 1 May 1949 at Palam. It has piloted Harvard, Spitfire, Vampire, Su-7 and MiG-21M plane up to now, and took part within the Indo-Pakistani Wars of 1965 and 1971.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
