| No. 14 Squadron | |
|---|---|
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| Active | 15 August 1951 - Present |
| Country |  Republic of India |
| Branch |  Indian Air Force |
| Role | Interdiction |
| Garrison/HQ | Ambala AFS |
| Nickname | "Bulls" |
| Mottos | "बलं जयय" (Balam Jayay) Strength will Conquer |
| Aircraft flown | |
| Attack | SEPECAT Jaguar IS |
No. 14 Squadron (Bulls), is aground attack unit, operating out of AFS Ambala. The squadron currently operatesSEPECAT Jaguar IS and IBs, operational since March 1981.[1]
In 1951, No. 14 Squadron was raised as part of a crash expansion plan by the Indian Air Force to counter emerging threats. This expansion was accomplished within just eight weeks, despite major constraints in aircraft availability and trained manpower.[2]
Hunters of No. 14 Squadron battled with Sabres of the PAF in theIndo-Pakistani War of 1965. No. 14 Squadron was the first to be equipped with the state of the art Jaguar aircraft in 1979.
This squadron spent considerable part of their existence in Eastern India, first atBarrackpore Air Force Station, in the Calcutta suburbs and later atKalaikunda, south-west of Calcutta. It was from this airbase they saw action, namely led byFlight LieutenantAlfred Tyrone Cooke and his subordinateSubodh Chandra Mamgain[3] briefly during September 1965 and in December 1971. No. 14 Squadron had the unusual opportunity of being deployed at the captured PAF airbase ofJessore during the final stages of the Bangladesh war.
Aircraft types operated by the squadron[4]
| Aircraft type | From | To | Air base |
|---|---|---|---|
| Supermarine Spitfire VIII | September 1951 | October 1957 | |
| de Havilland Vampire FB52 | October 1957 | August 1959 | |
| Hawker Hunter Mk 56 | November 1959 | January 1979 | AFS Kalaikunda[5] |
| SEPECAT Jaguar IS | August 1979 | Present | AFS Ambala |
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