No. 78 Squadron IAF
Appearance
No. 78 Squadron | |
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Active | March 2003- Present[1] |
Country | India |
Role | Aerial refueling |
Garrison/HQ | Agra AFS |
Nickname(s) | "Battle-cry"[2] |
Motto(s) | ? |
Aircraft flown | |
Transport | Il-78 MKI |
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No. 78 Squadron is located at Agra AFS under Central Air Command. The IL-78s, which refuel at the rate of 500–600 litres a minute, can ferry up to 118 tonnes of fuel, and can simultaneously fill three air-borne fighter aircraft, and allowing the fighters to carry more pay load and penetrate deep into the enemy territories.[2]
History
[edit]The No. 78 Squadron were raised in 2003 with Il-78 MKI Aircraft at Agra and moved to the present location. MARS stand for 'Mid Air Refueling Squadron'[3]
Lineage
[edit]- Constituted as No. 78 Squadron (Battle-cry) in 2003[4]
Aircraft
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "IAF gets air to air refueller". icast.org.in. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b "National : MARS extends global reach of Indian Air Force". The Hindu. 26 September 2004. Retrieved 30 July 2017.[dead link]
- ^ "..:: India Strategic ::.. Indian Air Force: The Bravehearts who Launced IAF's Strategic Airlift Capability". Indiastrategic.in. Retrieved 30 July 2017.[dead link]
- ^ "Squadrons and Helicopter Units". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 23 November 2015.[dead link]