No. 33 Squadron IAF
| No. 33 Squadron | |
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| Active | 9 January 1963- Present |
| Country | India |
| Role | Antonov AN-32 |
No. 33 Squadron is a unit of the
Trivandrum
. The Squadron participates in operations involving air, land and airdrop of troops, equipment, supplies, and support or augment special operations forces, when appropriate.
History
The Caribous were raised in 1963 at Gauhati and moved to the present location.
Lineage
- Constituted as No. 33 Squadron (Caribous) on 9 January 1963[1]
Assignments
- Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
- Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
Aircraft
- DHC-4
- AN-32
References
- ^ "Squadrons and Helicopter Units". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
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