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Mandi area, the Cobras destroyed a fuel train in their first strike. Over the following days, the Cobras hit troop and armour concentrations and ammunition dumps in the Haveli Pattan and
Fazilka Suleimanke area. In interdictions against secondary targets, the Cobras also hit and destroyed entire railway yards, tank transport train and rail bridges. The Cobras' role in these missions are judged to be one of the main reasons for the failure of the Pakistani Strike Corps to launch their attack on India.
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597:. The ensuing battle claimed the first of IAF's jet-to-jet kills, when Sqn. Ldr. Trevor Keelor shot down one of the intercepting Sabres with cannon fire. The next day was to see a repeat of the story, when Flt Lt V S Pathania, escorting a four ship mission from No. 3, shot down a Sabre over the town of
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Squadron was involved in road blocking sorties and in attacks on targets in the Taungup pass area with delayed action bombs. On 11 April the bridge south-east of Thin Chaung was bombed and destroyed successfully. The Squadron's stint in Burma was short, compared with the
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in July 1971, and was still operating Mystère IVAs. At the start of the war, the Cobras were moved to Sirsa and subsequently to Hindon/Halwara The first of the missions was undertaken on 5 December, two days after the formal declaration of war. Flying in interdiction against targets in the
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In the retaliatory air strike that followed the next day, No. 3 was assigned on strikes against the
Pakistani airfields of Chander and Rahwali. The first of these strikes, a three ship mission led by Sqn Ldr Jasbir Singh, found the airfields at Chander and Rahwali abandoned. Nonetheless, the mission
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Throughout the war, No. 3 Squadron put in 290 sorties in twenty two days. The unit lost two Mystères and two pilots in operational accidents: Sqd Ldr Jasbir Singh died when he flew into the ground, and Fg Offr
Ramchandani was killed by friendly fire. Four Mystères were lost on the ground to the PAF
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and tactical bombing. It has been suggested that the targets of these attacks were not just forces of the Faqir, but also the crops and cattle of the local populace. It was during this time in April 1942 that it received its first Indian CO, Sqn Ldr Mehar Singh. Between May and August the Unit was
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soon after its move to
Kalaikunda AB. In May, 57 Sqn Ldr Bose had taken over as the CO of the unit. A batch of six pilots were sent to France for training. Conversion training finished by June but not before the squadron got the dubious honour of having the first Mystère ejection in the IAF: Fg
431:. Accidents continued into 1948. Plt Offr Coelho was lost in a crash in July 1948. There were several other 'write-off' cases that were non-fatal. Flt Lt LRD Blunt arrived from Ambala to give dual checks to newly arrived pilots in an effort to decrease accidents.
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In July 1980, the MiG-21FLs were exchanged for the MiG-21Bis and conversion was completed
October of the year. In 2002, the unit converted to the Mig 21 Bison which are currently in operation. The Cobras celebrated their Diamond Jubilee in October 2002.
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in a training role in
September. In October 1945, 3 Sqn was earmarked for conversion to Spitfires. Sqn Ldr Shivdev Singh handed over command to Sqn Ldr OP Mehra on 28 December 1945. In the last week of January 1946, 3 Sqn flew its Spitfires to
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Gunnery training. It was moved back to Kohat in February and briefly was deployed against the resurgent tribal people in the North Western Frontier Province. However, for most of the year of 1944, the unit remained in training at Kohat.
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had, sought to maintain i's independent status and refused to accede and sought arbitrations in the UN and political (and possibly military) help from
Pakistan. With military intervention imminent, No. 3 flew from
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272:. Tasked with the role of fighter reconnaissance, the third squadron initially operated two flights of eight Audax aircraft. The Third Squadron was first deployed in December 1941 on a mission in the
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missions throughout the remainder of the war. The unit successfully flew in interdiction against Pakistani Armour in the Chawinda area, destroying a sizeable enemy concentration on 19 September.
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The Squadron received two Vir Chakra awards: one went to CO Wg Cdr Dogra; the other went to Sqn Ldr Jasjit Singh. The unit also won one Mention-in-Dispatches and five CAS commendations.
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Offr Sahni ejected during a training flight. A year later, there was another fatality, as Flt Lt C S Raj died when his Mystère crashed during a low level sortie.
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air raid at Pathankot in the opening stages of the war. The unit did not suffer any losses in air-to-air combat.
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to the advancing Indian troops. The unit also flew strafing missions against the airfield at
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in September 1948. Following the Transfer of Power on 15 August of that year, the
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in September 1943, and between November 1942 and February 1944, it moved first to
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other RIAF Squadrons, but its contribution was acknowledged by the award of one
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in February 1954. The unit regularly played a part in the spectacle of
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at an unspecified date. The squadron will be equipped with newer
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after the war and in January 1972 started converting to the
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505:. The unit had, by this time, moved to
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1125:Bharat-Rakshak, History of No. 3 Sqn
232:No. 3 Squadron's emblem is a winged
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628:. The war of the bases had begun.
312:against the insurgency led by the
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1296:Singh, Rahul (30 November 2023).
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280:, in an area that is now part of
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1070:Singh, Rahul (7 December 2023).
413:Hawker Tempest II fighter bomber
276:, against the insurgency of the
270:No. 1 Squadron, Indian Air Force
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3004:History of the Indian Air Force
762:'s history to receive Squadron
485:in December 1952 and then with
264:light bombers transferred from
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2913:Defence Services Staff College
1484:AOCs-in-C (Commander-in-Chief)
1318:"No.3 Squadron Winged Daggers"
532:The Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
470:and later strafed a parade of
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2928:College of Defence Management
1479:Deputy Chief of the Air Staff
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688:East Pakistan Operations 1971
620:. The strike, led by Sqd Ldr
365:3 Sqn was ordered to move to
90:Destroy Target with Precision
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2867:Air Force School, Coimbatore
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704:, No. 3 Sqn was tasked with
308:of the unit was deployed at
274:North-West Frontier Province
1578:Andaman and Nicobar Command
1474:Vice Chief of the Air Staff
1384:. No. 3 Squadron IAF, 2002.
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1096:22 January 2009 at the
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727:The unit had moved to
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573:. Flying at dawn from
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371:second Arakan campaign
340:The unit converted to
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1044:Operation Safed Sagar
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632:took out a Pakistani
392:in April and then to
383:Minoo Merwan Engineer
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113:Western Air War, 1965
66:NAL Air Force Station
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1201:Bharat-rakshak.com.
1108:halley 1988, p. 521.
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208:(IAF) operates as a
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30:No. 3 Squadron badge
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1464:Minister of Defence
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1174:The Tribune
1005:August 2002
951:August 1963
865:Harvard IIB
737:ground fire
427:pilot from
96:Engagements
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3062:Categories
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1893:Port Blair
1883:Coimbatore
1860:Maharajpur
1777:Kumbhigram
1772:Kalaikunda
1654:Chandigarh
1644:Awantipora
1550:Functional
1498:Components
1457:Leadership
1050:References
1039:Kargil War
995:July 2002
988:MiG-21 bis
982:July 1980
979:April 1972
964:March 1972
921:March 1954
794:Tejas Mk1A
686:See also:
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503:Yugoslavia
381:to Flt Lt
212:(CAS) and
143:commanders
123:Commanders
2791:academies
2402:Squadrons
2309:Transport
2135:Squadrons
2076:Hayuliang
2004:Yelahanka
1966:Makarpura
1926:Jaisalmer
1903:Thanjavur
1855:Gorakhpur
1830:Darbhanga
1782:Mohanbari
1689:Pathankot
1659:Faridabad
1612:Air bases
975:MiG-21 FL
948:July 1958
818:Air Base
764:Standards
575:Pathankot
425:Vengeance
399:Yelahanka
350:Phaphamau
310:Miranshah
300:NWFP 1942
166:A Winged
130:commander
3044:Category
2962:Officers
2946:Insignia
2789:Military
2763:Aircraft
2669:No. 3001
1999:Hakimpet
1994:Dundigal
1984:Begumpet
1961:Uttarlai
1941:Lohegaon
1931:Jamnagar
1898:Tambaram
1845:Bareilly
1840:Bamrauli
1802:Panagarh
1762:Hasimara
1737:Bagdogra
1732:Agartala
1714:Udhampur
1709:Srinagar
1664:Gurugram
1649:Bathinda
1639:Amritsar
1157:Archived
1094:Archived
1028:See also
936:May 1958
933:May 1954
907:AFS Pune
858:Risalpur
840:Peshawar
809:Aircraft
800:Aircraft
718:IX Corps
626:Peshawar
585:and two
556:Vampires
507:Jamnagar
495:Dehradun
476:Gulbarga
472:Razakars
468:Hakimpet
394:Risalpur
346:Risalpur
318:B Flight
306:A Flight
292:and the
282:Pakistan
258:Peshawar
156:Insignia
82:Motto(s)
2566:No. 121
2559:Flights
2430:No. 105
2409:No. 104
2081:Mechuka
2061:Chushul
2009:Belgaum
1956:Phalodi
1936:Jodhpur
1888:Madurai
1850:Chakeri
1757:Dum Dum
1694:Sarsawa
1669:Halwara
1629:Adampur
1347:21 June
1324:21 June
1020:AFS NAL
1016:Present
790:Bikaner
777:of the
746:Present
702:the war
610:MiG-21s
581:of six
548:Vampire
248:History
204:of the
184:Fighter
141:Notable
128:Current
2970:Airmen
2705:No. 10
2643:No. 50
2636:EW/AWS
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2606:No. 52
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2106:Tuting
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2071:Fukche
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390:Madras
354:Ranchi
254:Cobras
234:dagger
168:dagger
163:symbol
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3018:Other
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2423:Units
2150:No. 1
2086:Nyoma
2051:Along
2032:Ojhar
1989:Bidar
1825:Bihta
1704:Sirsa
1684:Palam
1571:Joint
1055:Notes
657:near
634:radar
612:from
591:Gnats
456:Poona
451:Nizam
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367:Burma
335:Sindh
322:Kohat
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646:and
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331:Hurs
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