No. 106 Squadron IAF
| No. 106 Squadron | |
|---|---|
| Active |
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| Country | India |
| Role | Fighter |
| Base | AFS Tezpur |
| Nickname(s) | "Lynxes" |
| Motto(s) | Sarva Peshayami I see everything |
| Engagements | 1959 Canberra shootdown Western Air War, 1965 Liberation War, 1971 Operation Vijay |
| Aircraft flown | |
| Fighter | Su-30MKI |
No. 106 Squadron ("Lynxes") is a squadron of the Indian Air Force. It was raised on 1 May 1957 with eight newly inducted PR.57 English Electric Canberras in the strategic photo-reconnaissance role. Initially positioned at Bareilly, later the squadron moved to Agra. When the Canberras were retired in 2007, the squadron was equipped with Hawker Siddeley HS 748 ("Avros"). The motto of the squadron is "Sarva Peshayami".
No. 106 Squadron was first formed briefly in 1942, seemingly from a coastal defence flight. On 30 April 1942, Air HQ India Order No./1/4/10/Org dated 1 April 1942 arrived, redesignated Indian Air Force Volunteer Reserve flights as squadrons. The briefly formed 104 Squadron IAF was disbanded in November 1942, thus it seems likely that No. 106 Squadron was also disbanded at this time.