Active 7 July 1960 - Present Branch Indian Navy Nickname(s) The White Tigers | Country India Garrison/HQ INS Hansa | |
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Fighter Hawker Sea Hawk(historical)
BAE Sea Harrier(Retired)
MiG-29KUB(current) | ||
The INAS 300 is an Indian naval air squadron based at INS Hansa.
History
The White Tigers were commissioned on 7 July 1960 at RNAS Brawdy, United Kingdom with the Indian High Commissioner to UK, Vijay Laxmi Pandit, in attendance. The first Squadron Commander was Lt Cdr B D Law. The squadron was initially equipped with the Hawker Sea Hawk aircraft. On 18 May 1961, Lt Cdr R H Tahiliani carried out the first deck landing on INS Vikrant on Sea Hawk IN 156. The squadron left RNAS Brawdy on 31 July 1961 with eleven Hawker Sea Hawks and embarked INS Vikrant off the Isle of Wright. During the course of the next ten years the Indian Navy inducted fifty-four Sea Hawks in a phased manner, the last aircraft being delivered in December 1971.
The Sea Harriers were replaced by MiG-29KUBs on 11 May 2016 in a ceremony held at INS Hansa.