The award of President's colours/standard is one of the greatest honours bestowed upon an Air Force Unit or Squadron in recognition of exceptional service rendered by it to the nation, both during war and in peace.
UNIT / SQN
DATE & PLACE
No. 1 Squadron
18 Oct 1968
No. 12 Squadron
12 Mar 1971
No. 3 Squadron
18 Mar 1975
No. 5 Squadron
09 Apr 1975
No. 106 Squadron
09 Apr 1975
Air Force Academy
10 Sep 1975 / Hyderabad
No. 16 Squadron
13 Nov 1976
No. 23 Squadron
13 Nov 1976
No. 101 Squadron
19 Nov 1975
No. 2 Squadron
15 Dec 1979
No. 4 Squadron
15 Dec 1979
No. 6 Squadron
20 Dec 1980
No. 7 Squadron
20 Dec 1980
No. 8 Squadron
05 Mar 1984
No. 9 Squadron
11 Dec 1984 / Palam
Air HQ Commn Sqn
11 Dec 1984 / Palam
No. 10 Squadron
18 Mar 1985 / Jodhpur
No. 11 Squadron
18 Mar 1985 / Jodhpur
No. 17 Squadron
08 Nov 1988 / Palam
No. 104 Helicopter Unit
08 Nov 1988 / Chandigarh
No. 28 Squadron
02 Apr 1991 / Pune
No. 109 Helicopter Unit
02 Apr 1991 / Pune
No. 20 Squadron
10 Mar 1992 / Kalaikunda
No. 43 Squadron
10 Mar 1992 / Kalaikunda
Paratroopers Trg School
11 Nov 1994 / Ambala
No. 14 Squadron
11 Nov 1994 / Ambala
No. 15 Squadron
26 Oct 1995 / Jodhpur
Flying Instructors School
26 Oct 1995 / Jodhpur
No. 27 Squadron
13 Nov 1996 / Gorakhpur
No. 114 Helicopter Unit
13 Nov 1996 / Gorakhpur
No. 29 Squadron
07 Nov 1997 / Palam
No. 41 Squadron
07 Nov 1997 / Palam
AFAC
24 Oct 2000 / Bareilly
No. 35 Squadron
24 Oct 2000 / Bareilly
AEB
01 Nov 2004 / Kanpur
1 BRD
01 Nov 2004 / Kanpur
ASTE
21 Nov 2005 / Bangalore
IAM
21 Nov 2005 / Bangalore
37 Sqn
15 Feb 2007
48 Sqn
15 Feb 2007
59 Sqn
12 Nov 2008
AFTC
12 Nov 2008
108 Sqn
22 Mar 2009
105 HU
25 Mar 2009
47 Sqn
10 Nov 2009
TACDE
10 Nov 2009
49 Sqn
09 Mar 2010
107 HU
09 Mar 2010
31 Sqn
08 Jan 2011
9 BRD
08 Jan 2011
44 Sqn
09 Mar 2011
110 HU
09 Mar 2011
24 Sqn
06 Mar 2012
111 HU
06 Mar 2012
33 Sqn
18 Dec 2012
25 Sqn
18 Dec 2012
AFCME
15 Mar 2013
3 BRD
15 Mar 2013
220 Sqn
20 Nov 2013
32 Sqn
20 Nov 2013
112 HU
11 Mar 2014
4 BRD
11 Mar 2014
26 Sqn
21 Nov 2014
115 HU
21 Nov 2014
21 Sqn
04 Mar 2015
116 HU
04 Mar 2015
18 Squadron & 22 Squadron
28 Nov 2015
BATTLE HONOURS
BATTLE HONOURS
A Battle Honour is an official commemoration of a battle, action or engagement and is awarded to flying squadrons, flights and units that have taken active, creditable and outstanding part in that operation.
LIST OF UNITS AWARDED WITH BATTLE HONOURS DURING 1995
1 Squadron Indo Pak Conflict (1965)
2 Squadron Indo Pak Conflict (1965)
3 Squadron (Two Battle Honours) Indo Pak Conflict (1965)
10 Squadron J & K Operation (1947-48)
16 Squadron Indo Pak Conflict (1965)
18 Squadron Indo Pak Conflict (1971)
20 Squadron (Two Battle Honours) Indo Pak Conflict (1971)
A theatre honour is an official commemoration of the creditable performance of a formation or a unit in support of air operations in a defined theatre of operation. Theatre honour is awarded to formations and units which are not entitled to Battle Honours, ie., non-flying units