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Rafale squadron at Hasimara
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- The Indian Air Force (IAF) operationalised its second Rafale fighter squadron by formally inducting jets into the No. 101 Squadron at Air Force Station Hasimara in West Bengal.
- The IAF has so far inducted 26 Rafale jets in eights batches; the previous batch was inducted on July 21.
- The squadron, bestowed with the title ‘Falcons of Chamb and Akhnoor’, was formed on May 1, 1949 at Palam.
- It has operated the Harvard, Spitfire, Vampire, Su-7 and MiG-21M aircraft in the past.
- The squadron saw active participation in 1965 and 1971 Indo-Pak wars.
- The first Rafale squadron, the No.17 Golden Arrows, is based at Ambala.
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