No. 81 Squadron IAF

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No. 81 Squadron
Hindon AFS
Nickname(s)"Sky Lords"
Motto(s)सक्षम, सबल, सर्वत्र:
(Capable, Powerful, Omnipresent)
Aircraft flown
TransportBoeing C-17 Globemaster III

No. 81 Squadron is a unit of the

Western Air Command. The Squadron participates in operations involving air, land and airdrop of troops, equipment, supplies, and support or augment special operations forces, when appropriate. It is responsible for heavy lift operations of the IAF and is based out of the Hindan Air Force Station. The squadron operates 11 Boeing C-17 Globemaster IIIs
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History

First C-17 was delivered in January 2013 and the sixth C-17 aircraft was received in July 2014.[1] Boeing delivered 11th and last aircraft in August 2019.[2] It was constituted as No. 81 Squadron (Sky Lords) on 1 September 2013[3]

Operations

The squadron is the workhorse of any operation that require heavy lift for the

US troop pullout.[9] It has also had foreign deployments to Tajikistan in August 2013, and to Rwanda to support Indian peacekeepers.[10]
The squadron has carried out numerous other humanitarian and military operations.

Aircraft

Boeing C-17 Globemaster III

References

  1. ^ "Indian Air Force gets sixth C-17 Globemaster with vintage package in belly". Archive.financialespress.com. 29 July 2014. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Boeing delivers 11th C-17 Globemaster to India". The Economic Times. 26 August 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Squadrons and Helicopter Units". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
  4. ^ a b "Flying in oxygen tankers, Indian Air Force says ensuring no dent in support for China border operations". The Economic Times. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  5. ^ "'Make winning 2024 polls your ultimate goal', Sonia Gandhi tells leaders of 19 Opposition parties". Firstpost. 20 August 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  6. ^ "C-17 Globemasters Clocked 150 Hours in Yemen Evacuation". NDTV.com. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Indian Air Force Steps Up Rescue Sorties in Earthquake-Hit Nepal". NDTV.com. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  8. ^ "Over 500 Indians To Be Evacuated From War-Torn South Sudan Today". NDTV.com. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  9. ^ "IAF's C-17 flight with 168 people from Kabul lands at Hindon airbase near Delhi". mint. 22 August 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  10. ^ Pandit, Rajat (10 September 2013). "SkyLords: Globemasters deployed for overseas missions". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
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