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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 34. Chapters: No. 1 Squadron, Indian Air Force, Gwalior Fort, No. 7 Squadron, Indian Air Force, Magrora, Adhyatma Niketan, Bhaskar Bharti, Jiwaji University, Gwalior Residency, Hafiz Ali Khan, Hazrat Nizamuddin - Gwalior Express, Bhitarwar, Miss Hill School, Gwalior Junction, Roop Singh Stadium, Bhopal - Gwalior Intercity Express, Sarguja Express, Morar Cantonment, Tekanpur, India, Pichhore, Gwalior, Indore - Gwalior Intercity Express, Aditya College, Jai Vilas Mahal, Bilaua, Roman Catholic Diocese of Gwalior, Gwalior trade fair, Antari, Gwalior Division, Indore - Bhind Express, Sas - bahu temple, Shyam Vatika, Gwalior Airport, Gwalipa, Kiddy's Corner School, Gwalior Sithouli, Tigra Dam, Gwalior - Chhindwara Express, Gwalior Birlanagar, Rail Spring Karkhana. Excerpt: No. 1 Squadron (The Tigers) is the oldest squadron of the Indian Air Force. It operates as an air superiority, precision strike and electronic warfare unit. Based at Gwalior AFB, No. 1 Squadron falls under the Central Air Command, and along with No. 7 Squadron (Battle Axes), No. 9 Squadron (Wolf Pack), and "TACDE," forms a part of 40 Wing of the Indian Air Force. No. 1 Squadron, Indian Air Force, the first squadron of the Royal Indian Air Force, was raised on 1 April 1933 at Drigh Road, Karachi and equipped with four Westland Wapiti aircraft. The Indian element consisted of 9 officers and 14 Muslim technicians, then known as Hawai Sepoys. The early history of No. 1 Squadron is synonymous with the history of the Indian Air Force. It was formed on the day that the Indian Air Force received its first batch of trained pilots from RAF Cranwell. The first batch of Indians at Cranwell were Ali Ahmed Khan, H.C. Sircar, Subroto Mukerjee, (later Air Marshal and the first Indian Chief of the Air Staff), A.B. Awan, Asgar Khan, Mohmmad Hanif, Bhupendra Singh, Amarjit Singh Walaya...
