On 1st April 1941, No.2 Squadron was raised at Peshawar. It was equipped with the Westland Wapiti aircraft. In the year 1942, the squadron had its first taste of action, with recce and support missions in the “Chindits” (Special Allied Force, WWII, Burma) with the Hurricane aircraft. In 1944-45 the squadron carried out recce operations from Burma against the Japanese Forces. 1946 the unit moved to Kohat (North West Frontier Province). The same year Air Force disbanded two of its oldest squadrons, the No.1 and No.2 Squadron. The Squadron was reborn in 1951 with the Spitfire XVIIIs and the Havard Trainers at Air Force Station Palam. In 1956 the squadron converted to Dassault Ouragan, the “Toofani”. The unit carried low-level display aerobatics with the Ouragan. The squadron was tasked with raid escort and army close support missions of Gnats in 1965. It was tasked with patrol missions defending Amritsar in 1971. Srinagar and Kalaikunda became the home of the Winged Arrows in 1975 and 1979, respectively. The Squadron was awarded the President’s colours for its distinguished service to the nation in 1979. The Ajeets were phased out in 1991, and the squadron converted to a ground attack role with the MiG-27FLs and MiG-23UBs. In the 1990s, the squadron was also tasked with a maritime strike role. The squadron was number plated in 2003 and resurrected in 2009 at Air Force Station Tezpur with the SU-30 MKIs. The squadron participated in Indo-UK Air Force exercise Indradhanush III in 2010 at Air Force Station Kalaikunda and Indradhanush IV in 2015 at RAF Coningsby. The squadron also participated in Exercise COPE India With USAF in 2018.The squadron was entrusted with Su30 MKI training role in 2019 and the BrahMos role in 2021.