No. 81 Squadron IAF

No. 81 Squadron is a unit of the Indian Air Force assigned to 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.

No. 81 Squadron
Active1 September 2013 - Present
CountryIndia
RoleTransport
Garrison/HQHindon AFS
Nickname(s)"Sky Lords"
Motto(s)Saksham, Sabal, Sarvatra
Capable, Powerful, Omnipresent
Aircraft flown
TransportBoeing C-17 Globemaster III

History

First C-17 was delivered in January 2013 and the sixth C-17 aircraft was received in July 2014.[1] Boeing delivered 11th and last aircraft in August 2019.[2]

Lineage
  • Constituted as No. 81 Squadron (Sky Lords) on 1 September 2013[3]

Aircraft

 
11 *Boeing C-17 Globemaster III

References
  1. "Indian Air Force gets sixth C-17 Globemaster with vintage package in belly". Archive.financialespress.com. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  2. "Boeing delivers 11th C-17 Globemaster to India". The Economic Times. 26 August 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  3. "Squadrons and Helicopter Units". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
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