No. 8 Squadron IAF
No. 8 Squadron is an Indian Air Force fighter squadron and is equipped with Su-30MKIs and based at Bareilly AFS.
History
No. 8 Squadron were formed in 1943 at Tiruchirapalli and were trained at Peshawar and Bhopal. On 2 December 1943, they were moved to Doublemooring in Chittagong to work closely together with No. 82 Squadron RAF in the Burma Campaign. Equipped with Spitfires they had significant success against the Japanese Imperial Army.While No. 8 Squadron is officially celebrated as having been raised on 1 March 1943, archival evidence suggests that its personnel and aircraft movements, as well as initial operational readiness, began as early as late 1942. The discrepancy between ceremonial and operational formation dates has been explored in a detailed historical analysis.