No. 59 Squadron IAF

No. 59 Squadron is located at Gauhati under 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. 59 Squadron IAF
Active14 February 1960 - Present[1]
CountryIndia
RoleTransport
Garrison/HQAFS Gauhati
Nickname(s)"Hornbills"
Motto(s)Nishta Dhairya Parisramah
Loyalty Boldness and Hard work
Aircraft flown
TransportHS-748

History

The No. 59 Squadron were raised in 1958 with DHC-3 Otter Aircraft at Jorhat and moved to the present location. The Otters of the 59 Squadron carried out risky landings on unpaved surfaces and inducted the entire 11 Infantry Brigade to the Walong garrison from Tezu during the 1962 India-China War.[2]

Lineage
  • Constituted as No. 59 Squadron (Hornbills) on 14 February 1960[3]

Assignments

Aircraft

References
  1. Ramakrishnan, P. "59 SQUADRON". Indiaarmycovers.blogspot.com. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  2. "Don't forget the IAF's role in the '62 war!". Rediff.com. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  3. "Squadrons and Helicopter Units". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
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