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768:MiG-21 Bison
761:AFS Uttarlai
692:October 1955
688:Vampire FB52
677:October 1955
633:October 1943
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1981:Helicopters
1532:Nal-Bikaner
1464:Car Nicobar
1333:Barrackpore
1100:Operational
699:AFS Halwara
658:Cox's Bazar
560:Assignments
447:to relieve
445:Cox's Bazar
261:, based at
211:Engagements
191:Nickname(s)
181:Garrison/HQ
2646:Categories
1697:Vijaynagar
1479:Port Blair
1469:Coimbatore
1446:Maharajpur
1363:Kumbhigram
1358:Kalaikunda
1240:Chandigarh
1230:Awantipora
1136:Functional
1084:Components
1043:Leadership
840:3 December
795:References
730:AFS Tezpur
654:March 1946
615:March 1942
531:Shirpurkar
68:newspapers
2377:academies
1988:Squadrons
1895:Transport
1721:Squadrons
1662:Hayuliang
1590:Yelahanka
1552:Makarpura
1512:Jaisalmer
1489:Thanjavur
1441:Gorakhpur
1416:Darbhanga
1368:Mohanbari
1275:Pathankot
1245:Faridabad
1198:Air bases
781:Su-30 MKI
750:MiG-21bis
717:AFS Palam
651:July 1945
618:July 1943
600:Air Base
554:Su-30 MKI
396:Phaphamau
373:Miranshah
366:Faqir Ipi
259:Su-30 MKI
240:Su-30 MKI
194:"Oorials"
2630:Category
2548:Officers
2532:Insignia
2375:Military
2349:Aircraft
2255:No. 3001
1585:Hakimpet
1580:Dundigal
1570:Begumpet
1547:Uttarlai
1527:Lohegaon
1517:Jamnagar
1484:Tambaram
1431:Bareilly
1426:Bamrauli
1388:Panagarh
1348:Hasimara
1323:Bagdogra
1318:Agartala
1300:Udhampur
1295:Srinagar
1250:Gurugram
1235:Bathinda
1225:Amritsar
788:Present
737:MiG-21FL
681:AFS Pune
640:Risalpur
636:May 1945
622:Peshawar
591:Aircraft
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527:Nur Khan
490:Spitfire
481:and one
388:Risalpur
377:Pashtuns
353:(NWFP).
327:Peshawar
199:Motto(s)
2152:No. 121
2145:Flights
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1995:No. 104
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1647:Chushul
1595:Belgaum
1542:Phalodi
1522:Jodhpur
1474:Madurai
1436:Chakeri
1343:Dum Dum
1280:Sarsawa
1255:Halwara
1215:Adampur
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872:30 June
512:Iwakuni
477:, four
460:Rangoon
309:History
267:Jodhpur
235:Fighter
136:Country
82:scholar
2556:Airmen
2291:No. 10
2229:No. 50
2222:EW/AWS
2197:151 HU
2192:No. 52
1902:No. 11
1729:Combat
1702:Walong
1692:Tuting
1687:Thoise
1682:Tawang
1657:Fukche
1630:(ALGs)
1613:Nagpur
1537:Naliya
1383:Tezpur
1378:Tawang
1353:Jorhat
1338:Chabua
1260:Hindan
1220:Ambala
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539:Kanpur
430:Dakota
403:Bhopal
153:Branch
128:Active
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2009:Units
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1672:Nyoma
1637:Along
1618:Ojhar
1575:Bidar
1411:Bihta
1290:Sirsa
1270:Palam
1157:Joint
818:5 May
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438:Burma
410:Sulur
347:Kohat
303:Urial
289:Crest
271:India
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75:books
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1406:Agra
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842:2015
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