The crest of the IAF. No. 1 Sqn forms a part of the Central Air Command

No. 1 Squadron Tigers
Information
Role	CAS ,Interdiction, Air Defence
Aircraft Operated	Mig 21Bison
Home Station	AFB Pathankot
Motto	"Ekta Mein Shakti " – Strength in Unity
History
Date Founded	01 October 1941
Badge	"A Winged Dagger clenched in a fist and entwined by a Cobra"
Notable Battle Honours	Hur's Operations NWFP, Burma Campaign, Hyderabad Ops,1948, Western air ops, 1965, Liberation war,1971,

The No.1 Sqn (Tigers) of the IAF operates as a CAS and air defense unit. Based at Gwalior AFB, No. 1 Sqn falls under the Central Air Command, and along with No.7 Squadron (Battle Axes) No. 9 Sqn (Wolf Pack) and No.11 Sqn (Rhinos), forms a part of the 40 wing of the Indian Air Force. ^[1]. The crest of the indian air firce This is a copyrighted and/or trademarked logo. ... The crest of the indian air firce This is a copyrighted and/or trademarked logo. ... In heraldry, a crest is a component of a coat of arms. ... The Indian Air Force (भारतीय वायु सेना : Bharatiya Vayu Sena) is the air-arm of the Armed Forces of India and has the prime responsibility of conducting air-based warfare and securing Indian airspace. ... CAS can mean: Anfa Airport in Casablanca (IATA location identifier) Calibrated airspeed, the airspeed shown by an airspeed indicator Casualty Actuarial Society Central Authentication Service, a single sign-on protocol Certified Annuity Specialist Changing Armour System, used by the Liger Zero and Berserk Führer, fictional mecha from the Zoids... The word interdict usually refers to an ecclesiastical penalty in the Roman Catholic Church. ... Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 (NATO reporting name Fishbed) is a fighter aircraft, originally built by the Mikoyan and Gurevich Design Bureau in the Soviet Union. ... Pathankot is a small city in the state of Punjab. ... Look up October in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... A dagger (from Vulgar Latin: daca - a Dacian knife) is a blade weapon (essentially a double-edged knife) used for stabbing, thrusting or as a secondary defense weapon in close combat. ... Egyptian Cobra Cobras are venomous snakes of family Elapidae, of several genera. ... North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) is geographically the smallest of the four provinces of Pakistan. ... The Burma Campaign was a campaign in the South-East Asian Theatre of World War II. It was fought primarily between Commonwealth, Chinese and American forces against the Empire of Japan. ... Hyderabad state in 1909. ... Combatants India Pakistan Commanders Gen J N Chaudhuri, Lt Gen Harbakhsh Singh Field Marshal Ayub Khan, Gen Mohd Musa Casualties 3,264 killed [1] 8,623 wounded [1] (From July to ceasefire) 3,800[2] - 6,917 killed [3] (17 day period alone) The Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, also... Combatants Mukti Bahini India Pakistan Commanders • General M A G Osmani • General Jagjit Singh Aurora General A. A. K. Niazi Strength India: 500,000+ Mukti Bahini: 100,000[1] Pakistan Army: 365,000 Paramilitary: 280,000 [1] Casualties India: 1,426 KIA 3,611 Wounded (Official) Mukti Bahini: NA* ~8... The Indian Air Force (भारतीय वायु सेना : Bharatiya Vayu Sena) is the air-arm of the Armed Forces of India and has the prime responsibility of conducting air-based warfare and securing Indian airspace. ... Close air support (often abbreviated CAS) is the use of military aircraft in a ground attack role against targets in close proximity to friendly troops, in support of ground combat operations. ... American troops man an anti-aircraft gun near the Algerian coastline in 1943 Anti-aircraft warfare, or air defense, is any method of combating military aircraft from the ground. ... Teli-ka-Mandir Fortress of Gwalior Gwalior is a city in Madhya Pradesh, India. ... The crest of the IAF. No. ...

Notes and References

1. ^ Dutch Aviation Society. OrBat of the Indian Air Force