New Delhi, Feb. 29 -- On 24 November 2023, the Tuskers, as the No. 5 Squadron of the Indian Air Force (IAF) is known, celebrated 75 years of its raising with an airshow at the squadron's home, Ambala, to mark the occasion. The squadron, raised on 2 November 1948, at Kanpur and equipped with B-24 Liberator aircraft, has a long and distinguished operational history, including overseas service and wars.
Writing a detailed history of the squadron in a well- known defence website, Bharat-Rakshak.com, K Sree Kumar says the unit was initially equipped with five B-24 Liberators, originally operated by the British during the Second World War. This number went up to 16 as more aircraft were put into service. With the role of a heavy bomber squadron ...