Indian Air Force :: President's Standards

The award of President's colours/standard is one of the greatest honours bestowed upon an Air Force Unit or Squadron in recognition of exceptional service rendered by it to the nation, both during war and in peace.

The following are a list of units presented with the standards till date, including the date of presentation and the location where they got their colours.

UNIT / SQN	DATE	PLACE
No.1 Squadron	18-Oct-68
No.12 Squadron	12-Mar-71
No.3 Squadron	18-Mar-75
No.5 Squadron	9-Apr-75
No.106 Squadron	9-Apr-75
Air Force Academy	10-Sep-75	Hyderabad
No.16 Squadron	13-Nov-76
No.23 Squadron	13-Nov-76
No.101 Squadron	19-Nov-75
No.2 Squadron	15-Dec-79
No.4 Squadron	15-Dec-79
No.6 Squadron	20-Dec-80
No.7 Squadron	20-Dec-80
No.8 Squadron	5-Mar-84
No.9 Squadron	11-Dec-84	Palam
Air HQ Commn Sqn	11-Dec-84	Palam
No.10 Squadron	18-Mar-85	Jodhpur
No.11 Squadron	18-Mar-85	Jodhpur
No.17 Squadron	8-Nov-88	Palam
No.104 Helicopter Unit	8-Nov-88	Chandigarh
No.28 Squadron	2-Apr-91	Pune
No.109 Helicopter Unit	2-Apr-91	Pune
No.20 Squadron	10-Mar-92	Kalaikunda
No.43 Squadron	10-Mar-92	Kalaikunda
Paratroopers Training School	11-Nov-94	Ambala
No.14 Squadron	11-Nov-94	Ambala
No.15 Squadron	26-Oct-95	Jodhpur
Flying Instructors School	26-Oct-95	Jodhpur
No.27 Squadron	13-Nov-96	Gorakhpur
No.114 Helicopter Unit	13-Nov-96	Gorakhpur
No.29 Squadron	7-Nov-97	Palam
No.41 Squadron	7-Nov-97	Palam
Air Force Administrative College	24-Oct-00	Bareilly
No.35 Squadron	24-Oct-00	Bareilly
Aircrew Examination Board	1-Nov-04	Kanpur
No 1 Base Repair Depot	1-Nov-04	Kanpur
Aircraft and Systems Testing Establishment	21-Nov-05	Bangalore
Institute of Aviation Medicine	21-Nov-05	Bangalore
No.37 Squadron	15-Feb-07	Bhuj
No.48 Squadron	15-Feb-07	Bhuj
No.59 Squadron	12-Nov-08	Bangalore
Air Force Technical College	12-Nov-08	Bangalore
No.108 Squadron	22-Mar-09	Gorakhpur
No.105 Helicopter Unit	22-Mar-09	Gorakhpur
No.47 Squadron	10-Nov-09	Gwalior
Tactics and Air Combat Development Establishment	10-Nov-09	Gwalior