NO. 16 SQUADRON

No. 16 Squadron
NO. 16 SQUADRON

The No. 16 Squadron of the Indian Air Force was formed at Pune in 1950, with six Supermarine Spitfires and one Hawker Tempest, as a bomber squadron of the Western Air Command. This Squadron, also known as Black Cobras, is a counter-air and interdiction unit, operating out of AFS Gorakhapur. The crest, which was adopted, consists of a black cobra with the Ashoka on top and the squadron’s motto ‘Praharodataha’ meaning ‘Ready to Strike' written below.

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