Page 66 - SAEINDIA Magazine December 2020

PHOTO FEATURE

INDUCTION OF RAFALE IN INDIAN AIR FORCE

Newly arrived Rafale aircraft of IAF stopping in dispersal at
Air Force Station Ambala on 29 Jul 20.The aircraft will be a part of
17 Squadron, the “Golden Arrows”, which was resurrected on
10 Sep 19. The Squadron was originally raised at Air Force Station,
Ambala on 01 Oct 1951. 17 Squadron has many firsts to its credit;
in 1955 it was equipped with first jet fighter, the legendary
De Havilland Vampire. In Aug 1957, the Squadron became the
first to convert on to a swept wing fighter, the Hawker Hunter.

64 DECEMBER 2020 MOBILITY ENGINEERING
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Editor: K. Venkataraj