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1946:Future of the Indian Air Force
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328:Kumar, K Sree (17 June 2017).
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1918:Air Warrior Drill Team
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684:Barrackpore
451:Operational
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98:Nickname(s)
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830:Port Blair
820:Coimbatore
797:Maharajpur
714:Kumbhigram
709:Kalaikunda
591:Chandigarh
581:Awantipora
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257:References
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158:under the
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903:Makarpura
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792:Gorakhpur
767:Darbhanga
719:Mohanbari
626:Pathankot
596:Faridabad
549:Air bases
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196:Air Base
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1883:Insignia
1726:Military
1700:Aircraft
1606:No. 3001
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931:Dundigal
921:Begumpet
898:Uttarlai
878:Lohegaon
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777:Bamrauli
739:Panagarh
699:Hasimara
674:Bagdogra
669:Agartala
651:Udhampur
646:Srinagar
601:Gurugram
586:Bathinda
576:Amritsar
231:AFS Agra
213:AFS Pune
187:Aircraft
178:Aircraft
108:Motto(s)
1503:No. 121
1496:Flights
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998:Chushul
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873:Jodhpur
825:Madurai
787:Chakeri
694:Dum Dum
631:Sarsawa
606:Halwara
566:Adampur
336:20 June
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1080:Combat
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1043:Tuting
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888:Naliya
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35:Active
1955:Other
1564:AHQCS
1360:Units
1087:No. 1
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762:Bihta
641:Sirsa
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508:Joint
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1626:3005
1621:3004
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1058:Ziro
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