No. 223 Squadron IAF

No. 223 Squadron
Active	10 May 1982 - Present
Country	Republic of India
Branch	Indian Air Force
Role	Fighter
Garrison/HQ	Adampur AFS
Nickname(s)	"Tridents"
Motto	Vijayastra Amoghastra Weapon for Victory
Aircraft flown
Attack	MiG-29B^[1]

No. 223 Squadron (Tridents) is a fighter squadron and is equipped with MiG-29B and based at Adampur AFS.^[2]

History

The squadron's crest shows the striking end of the "Vajra" or "Trident". As per Indian mythology, this three pronged weapon, is Lord Indra's powerful thunderbolt.^[3]

Aircraft

References

↑ http://trishul-trident.blogspot.in/2012/09/iafs-in-country-operational-combat.html
↑ "Squadrons and Helicopter Units". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
↑ http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/sqn-37.htm

Squadrons of the Indian Air Force

Combat

No. 1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
14
15
16
17
18
20
21
22
23
24
26
27
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29
30
31
32
35
37
47
51
52
101
102
106
108
220
222
223
224

Transport

AHQCS
No. 11
12
25
33
41
43
44
48
49
50
59
77
78
81

Helicopters

Squadrons	No. 104 125

Units	No. 105 107 109 110 111 112 114 115 116 117 118 119 127 128 129 130 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159

Flights	No. 121 122 126 131 132

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