Active 2 November 1948 Branch Indian Air Force Base Ambala AFS | Country Republic of India Role Precision Strike Nickname(s) "Tuskers" | |
No. 5 Squadron (Tuskers) is a fighter squadron and is equipped with Jaguar IS and based at Ambala Air Force Station under the Western Air Command.
History
The squadron has retained – and discharged – a primarily offensive operational role for the Indian Air Force, in the half-century since its inception in 1948.
References
No. 5 Squadron IAF Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA