No. 81 Squadron IAF

No. 81 Squadron
Active 1 September 2013 - Present
Country India
Role Transport
Garrison/HQ Hindon AFS
Nickname(s) "Sky Lords"
Motto(s) Saksham, Sabal, Sarvatram
Capable, Powerful, Omnipresent
Aircraft flown
Transport Boeing C-17 Globemaster III

No. 81 Squadron is a unit of the Indian Air Force assigned to 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.

History

First C-17 was delivered in January 2013 and the sixth C-17 aircraft was received in July 2014.[1]

Lineage

  • Constituted as No. 81 Squadron (Sky Lords) on 1 September 2013[2]

Aircraft

References

  1. ↑ "Indian Air Force gets sixth C-17 Globemaster with vintage package in belly". Archive.financialespress.com. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  2. ↑ "Squadrons and Helicopter Units". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
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