No. 49 Squadron IAF nicknamed as Paraspears is a unit of the Indian Air Force assigned to Eastern Air Command. The Squadron participates in operations involving air, land and airdrop of troops, equipment, supplies, and support or augment special operations forces, when appropriate.
History The Paraspears were raised in 1960 at Barrackpore and moved to the present location in May 1986.
Lineage Constituted as No. 49 Squadron (Paraspears) on 2 February 1960
Assignments Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 Operation Pawan Operation Cactus
Aircraft C-47 C-119 AN-32 Dacota
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