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 No.27 Squadron Flaming Arrows Motto : Durarakshya Saralakshya (Strike far, Strike Sure) Date Raised : 1957-02-15 Location : Gorakhpur Number 27 squadron, the “Flaming Arrows”, was formed at Adampur on 15 Feb 1957. The squadron took part in ‘Operation Vijay’ for the liberation of Goa in 1960 and also took part in the1965 and 1971 Indo-Pak conflicts. The squadron was the first to be deployed at Leh during Op Meghdoot with Hunter aircraft in 1984. It was re-equipped with Jaguars in January 1985 with deep penetration strike and EW roles. It took part in Operation Safed sagar in Kargil sector in Jul 1999. The Sqn was the first to be deployed for Op Parakram on 16 Dec 2001. The Squadron initiated a new era of strategic reach for the IAF by being the first to carry out AAR (air-to-air refuelling) with IL-78 Flight Refueling Aircraft in March 2003.
Aircraft Types operated over the years: |
Commanding Officers | |||||
| Dates | Rank & Name | Number | Remarks | Location | Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 57 to 23 Jan 58 | Squadron Leader George Douglas Clarke | 3295 GD(P) | CO | Palam |  |
| 24 Jan 58 to 16 Oct 60 | Squadron Leader Arthur William Berry | 3054 GD(P) | CO | ||
| 17 Oct 60 to 14 Nov 63 | Squadron Leader Charles Harold Ivan Carson | 3647 GD(P) | CO | ||
| 15 Nov 63 to 06 Nov 65 | Wing Commander George Douglas Clarke | 3295 GD(P) | CO | | |
| 07 Nov 65 to 13 Apr 67 | Wing Commander Robert Arnold Weir | 3881 GD(P) | CO | Halwara |  |
| 14 Apr 67 to 20 Jan 71 | Wing Commander Mian Naranjan Singh | 4340 F(P) | CO | Halwara |  |
| 21 Jan 71 to 23 Sep 73 | Wing Commander Yash Paul Mehta | 4595 GD(P) | CO | ||
| 24 Sep 73 to 04 Mar 75 | Wing Commander Farokh Jehangir Mehta | 4906 GD(P) | CO |  | |
| 05 Mar 75 to 20 Nov 76 | Wing Commander Ranjit Singh Bedi | 5120 GD(P) | CO |  | |
| 21 Nov 76 to 03 Dec 78 | Wing Commander Sherwin Derek Leslie Tully | 5270 GD(P) | CO |  | |
| 04 Dec 78 to 23 Mar 81 | Wing Commander Manbir Singh | 6771 GD(P) | CO |  | |
| 24 Mar 81 to 19 Jun 83 | Wing Commander Sitaramaiah Pingali | 7674 GD(P) | CO |  | |
| 20 Jun 83 to 24 Sep 84 | Wing Commander Suresh Shankarrao Dange | 6762 GD(P) | CO |  | |
| 25 Sep 84 to 25 Jun 86 | Wing Commander Mohan Kumar Prabhakar Samant | 9061 GD(P) | CO |  | |
| 26 Jun 86 to 07 Feb 88 | Wing Commander Nitin Madhukar Gupte | 11847 GD(P) | CO | Gorakhpur |  |
| 08 Feb 88 to 04 Mar 90 | Wing Commander Satish Kumar Sofat | 12207 GD(P) | CO |  | |
| 05 Mar 90 to 20 Oct 91 | Wing Commander Murali Sundaram | 12369 GD(P) | CO |  | |
| 21 Oct 91 to 22 Sep 93 | Wing Commander Karunakaran Gopa Kumar | 13391 F(P) | CO |  | |
| 23 Sep 93 to 25 Jun 95 | Wing Commander Ravindra Hemchandra Karve | 13369 F(P) | CO |  | |
| 26 Jun 95 to 15 Jun 97 | Wing Commander Ravinath Gururaj Burli | 14667 F(P) | CO |  | |
| 16 Jun 97 to 27 Sep 99 | Wing Commander Harikamal Jeet Singh Sokhey | 15858 F(P) | CO |  | |
| 27 Sep 99 to 22 Apr 02 | Wing Commander Sanjay Sharma | 16227 F(P) | CO |  | |
| 22 Apr 02 to 28 Dec 03 | Wing Commander Tapas Guha | 16998 F(P) | CO | ||
| 29 Dec 03 to 17 Apr 05 | Wing Commander Atit Shanker Kolhe | 17437 F(P) | CO | ||
| 18 Apr 05 to 20 Aug 06 | Wing Commander Kshetrimayum Sgyamkesho Singh | 17457 F(P) | CO | ||
| 21 Aug 06 to | Wing Commander Naveen Talwani | 20121 F(P) | CO | ||
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