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No. 32 Squadron (Thunderbirds) is a fighter squadron of Indian Air Force. It was equipped with Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21Bison and was based at Jodhpur Air Force Station as part of South Western Air Command.[1] The squadron was number plated in December 2016.[2]

No. 32 Squadron
Active	15 October 1963 - December 2016
Country	Republic of India
Branch	Indian Air Force
Role	Fighter
Garrison/HQ	Jodhpur AFS
Nickname(s)	"Thunderbirds"
Motto(s)	Mahavegashya Dhundvrataha Fast in speed, Fast in determination
Aircraft flown
Fighter	MiG-21 Bison

History

The squadron was formed with the Mystere IV on 15 Oct 1963 at Air Force Station Adampur. This squadron later operated the Vampire (1965) aircraft followed by the Sukhoi-7 (1969), the MiG-21 Bis (1984) and is currently operating the Mig-21Bison (2003).[3]

The squadron had received Presidential standard in 2013.[4]

The squadron was number plated on an unspecified date. Currently, only 4 MiG-21 Bison squadron remains in service.[2]

Assignments

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

Aircraft

Aircraft	From	To	Air Base
Dassault Mystère IV	15 October 1963	February 1969	[5]
Sukhoi Su-7 BMK	February 1969	February 1984
MiG-21 bis	February 1984	February 2003
MiG-21 Bison	February 2003	N/A	AFS Jodhpur

References

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