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Air Force Base in Ambala, an inherited British airbase, is one of the oldest and largest airbases of Indian Air Force. The airbase played a vital role in 1947-48 Kashmir Operations, when Spitfires and Harvards were operated from the base.
Over the years, Air Force Base has housed various aircrafts like Vampires, B-57, Hunters and Ouragans. At the moment, the airbase houses MiG-21 Bisons and 7-Wing with squadrons of Jaguars like No. 5, No. 14 and No. 23.
The Flying Instruction School (FIS) was established at the base in 1948, but was resituated to Tambaram in Chennai in 1954 due to Pakistan warfare. War memorial was dedicated to aircrew whothat lost their lives in war and flying missions from the airfield, known as 'Jatt Di Pasand' is a major highlight of the base.
Located in the east of the urban Ambala area, the airbase is used by military and government flights.
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