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 |
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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 |