No. 106 Squadron IAF

No. 106 Squadron
Active
  • 11 December 1959 — December 2013
  • January 2014 — Present
CountryIndia
RoleFighter
BaseAFS Tezpur
Nickname(s)"Lynxes"
Motto(s)Sarva Peshayami
I see everything
Engagements1959 Canberra shootdown
Western Air War, 1965
Liberation War, 1971
Operation Vijay
Aircraft flown
FighterSu-30MKI[1]

No. 106 Squadron ("Lynxes") is a squadron of the Indian Air Force.[2] It was raised on 1 May 1957 with eight newly inducted PR.57 English Electric Canberras in the strategic photo-reconnaissance role.[3] Initially positioned at Bareilly, later the squadron moved to Agra.[2] When the Canberras were retired in 2007, the squadron was equipped with Hawker Siddeley HS 748 ("Avros").[2] The motto of the squadron is "Sarva Peshayami".[2]

No. 106 Squadron was first formed briefly in 1942, seemingly from a coastal defence flight. On 30 April 1942, Air HQ India Order No./1/4/10/Org dated 1 April 1942 arrived, redesignated Indian Air Force Volunteer Reserve flights as squadrons.[4] The briefly formed 104 Squadron IAF was disbanded in November 1942, thus it seems likely that No. 106 Squadron was also disbanded at this time.

  1. ^ "IAF chief Dhanoa flies Mig-21 solo: A list of others in fighter planes". The Indian Express. 13 January 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d "Squadrons and Helicopter Units". Bharat Rakshak. 13 May 2015. Archived from the original on 14 April 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  3. ^ Mohan, Vijay (1 April 2007). "Canberra flies into oblivion". The Tribune, India. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  4. ^ P V S Jagan Mohan, 'The Westland Lysander in Indian Air Force Service,' p.38.