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No. 33 Squadron IAF

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No. 33 Squadron
Active9 January 1963- Present
CountryIndia
RoleTransport
Garrison/HQAFS Sulur
Nickname(s)"Caribous"
Motto(s)Shramo Dadati Siddim
Through hard work comes Glory
Aircraft flown
TransportAntonov AN-32

No. 33 Squadron is a unit of the Indian Air Force assigned to Southern Air Command based in Trivandrum. The Squadron participates in operations involving air, land and airdrop of troops, equipment, supplies, and support or augment special operations forces, when appropriate.

History

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The Caribous were raised in 1963 at Gauhati and moved to the present location.

Lineage

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  • Constituted as No. 33 Squadron (Caribous) on 9 January 1963[1]

Assignments

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Aircraft

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References

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  1. ^ "Squadrons and Helicopter Units". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 23 November 2015.