NO. 8 SQUADRON

No. 8 Squadron
NO. 8 SQUADRON

The No. 8 Squadron, Indian Air Force (Pursoots) was formed in 1943 at Trichinopoly (now Tiruchirapalli) and were trained at Peshawar and Bhopal. On December 2, 1943, they were moved to Doublemooring in Chittagong (now in Bangladesh) to work closely together with No. 82 Squadron RAF in the Burma Campaign. Presently, the squadron is based at the Bareilly Air Force Station, Uttar Pradesh. The Squadron’s motto is ‘Surakshya va Akraman’, meaning ‘Offence is Defence'. Its insignia has a star in the centre superimposed with a fierce dragon with an open mouth.

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