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No. 33 Squadron IAF

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Country
  
India

Garrison/HQ
  
AFS Sulur

Role
  
Transport

Nickname(s)
  
"Caribous"

Active
  
9 January 1963- Present

Motto(s)
  
Shramo Dadati Siddim Through hard work comes Glory

No. 33 Squadron is a unit of the Indian Air Force assigned to Southern 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.

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History

The Caribous were raised in 1963 at Gauhati and moved to the present location.

Lineage

  • Constituted as No. 33 Squadron (Caribous) on 9 January 1963
  • Assignments

  • Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
  • Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
  • Aircraft

  • DHC-4
  • AN-32
  • References

    No. 33 Squadron IAF Wikipedia