Golden Arrows, the gallant 17 squadron is celebrating its 60th anniversary

Golden Arrows, the gallant 17 squadron is celebrating its 60th anniversary

‘Golden Arrows’, the gallant 17 squadron of the Indian Air Force is celebrating its 60th anniversary. Formed in 1951 at Ambala with Harvard IIB aircraft, the squadron saw action in 1965 and 1971 wars. It also played a key role in ‘Op Safed Sagar’, the Kargil conflict in 1999 and earned the highest number of gallantry awards in the IAF including a Vir Chakra (Posthumous) awarded to Squadron Leader Ajay Ahuja.

Written by: Founder on September 17, 2011.