Rafale Aircraft Formally Inducted into 101 Squadron of the IAF
Aviation Update|August 2021
The Indian Air Force formally inducted Rafale aircraft into No. 101 Squadron at Air Force Station Hasimara in Eastern Air Command (EAC) on 28 Jul 21.
Rafale Aircraft Formally Inducted into 101 Squadron of the IAF

Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria PVSM AVSM VM ADC, Chief of the Air Staff presided over the induction ceremony. On arrival, CAS was received by Air Marshal Amit Dev AVSM VSM, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Air Command. The event also included a flypast heralding the arrival of Rafale aircraft to Hasimara followed by a traditional water cannon salute.

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