No. 11 Squadron IAF explained
| Unit Name: | No. 11 Squadron |
| Dates: | 1 December 1945- Present |
| Country: | India |
| Role: | Transport |
| Garrison: | Vadodara AFS |
| Nickname: | "Charging Rhinos" |
| Motto: | Vishwambhara Pranadah
Supporters of the Universe |
| Aircraft Transport: | Airbus C-295[1] |
No. 11 Squadron is a unit of the Indian Air Force assigned to South Western Air Command. The Squadron participates in operations involving air, land and airdrop of troops, equipment, supplies, and support or augment special operations forces, when appropriate.
History
The No. 11 Squadron were raised in 1951 at Barrackpore and Jorhat and moved to the present location.
It became the first squadron of the IAF to operate the Airbus C-295 in September 2023.[2]
Lineage
- Constituted as No. 11 Squadron (Charging Rhinos) on 15 November 1951[3]
Assignments
Aircraft
Notes and References
- Web site: First C-295 aircraft inducted into ‘11 Squadron’ of IAF. 2023-09-25. 2023-09-25. Business Line.
- Web site: 25 September 2023 . First C-295 aircraft inducted into ‘11 Squadron’ of IAF . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231001094010/http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/national/first-c-295-aircraft-inducted-into-11-squadron-of-iaf/article67344847.ece/amp/ . 1 October 2023 . 1 October 2023 . The Hindu Business Line.
- Web site: Squadrons and Helicopter Units . Bharat Rakshak . 23 November 2015.
- Web site: Indian Air Force and its Transport Fleet . India Strategic.
- Web site: 2023-09-25 . First C-295 transport aircraft formally inducted into Indian Air Force . 2023-09-25 . . The first IAF squadron to be equipped with the aircraft, 11 Squadron (The Rhinos), is also based at Vadodara.
