No. 32 Squadron (Thunderbirds) is a fighter squadron of

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. It was equipped with Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21Bison and was based at

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as part of

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. The squadron was number plated in December 2016.

History

The squadron was formed with the Mystere IV on 15 Oct 1963 at Air Force Station Adampur. This squadron later operated the Vampire (1965) aircraft followed by the Sukhoi-7 (1969), the MiG-21 Bis (1984) and is currently operating the Mig-21Bison (2003). The squadron had received Presidential standard in 2013. The squadron was number plated on an unspecified date. Currently, only 4 MiG-21 Bison squadron remains in service.

Assignments

Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 The Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 or the Second Kashmir War was a culmination of skirmishes that took place between April 1965 and September 1965 between Pakistan and India. The conflict began following Pakistan's Operation Gibraltar, which was d ...

* Indo-Pakistani War of 1971

Aircraft

References

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