INAS 315

INAS 315
Active	1 October 1977 - 31 October 2023[1]
Country	India
Branch	Indian Navy
Garrison/HQ	INS Hansa, Goa
Nickname(s)	The Winged Stallions[2]
Aircraft flown
Patrol	Ilyushin Il-38[3]

The INAS 315 was an Indian naval air squadron based at INS Hansa, Goa.^[4]

History

INAS 315 was commissioned on 1 October 1977 by Rear Admiral M. K. Roy. Cdr B K Malik was the first Squadron Commander. The squadron was initially equipped with three Ilyushin Il-38 aircraft and later two more Il-38 aircraft were inducted. With the induction of the Il-38s, the Navy acquired modern maritime reconnaissance and fixed-wing Anti Submarine Warfare (ASW) capability. In January 1978, the squadron aircraft using the on board Magnetic Anomaly Detector (MAD) equipment successfully located the wreckage of the ill-fated Air India Jumbo which had crashed soon after take-off of the Mumbai coast. The Winged Stallions completed 25,000 hours of accident free flying in 1996. The squadron's Il-38 aircraft were given "Sea Dragon" mid-life upgrades in 2009.^[5]

On 1 October 2002, two Il-38s of INAS 315 collided in mid-air during a flypast near Dabolim, Goa, to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the squadron. The collision and subsequent crashes killed all six crew members in each aircraft and three bystanders on the ground. Prior to the collision, the squadron had flown 30,000 hours over 25 years without a serious accident.^[6]

The squadron was decommissioned in 31 October 2023 after 46 years of service.^[7]

References

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• Minister of Defence
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Commands

Naval Commands	Operational Western Naval Command Eastern Naval Command Southern Naval Command Joint Andaman and Nicobar Command Strategic Forces Command Defence Cyber Agency Defence Space Agency Armed Forces Special Operations Division
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Bases	New Delhi INS India Western Naval Command INS Dwarka INS Sardar Patel INS Kadamba INS Vajrakosh INHS Patanjali INS Gomantak INS Hansa INHS Jeevanti INS Angre INS Abhimanyu INS Agnibahu INHS Asvini INS Kunjali INS Shikra INS Tanaji INS Trata INS Tunir INS Vajrabahu Southern Naval Command INS Dweeprakshak INS Minicoy INS Androth INS Bitra INS Garuda INHS Sanjivani INS Venduruthy INS Dronacharya INS Chilka INHS Nivrani INS Mandovi INS Hamla INS Shivaji INHS Kasturi INS Valsura INS Agrani INS Zamorin INS Satavahana INS Vishwakarma INS Jatayu Eastern Naval Command INS Circars INS Dega INS Virbahu INHS Kalyani INS Kalinga INS Eksila INS Karna INS Adyar INS Rajali INS Parundu INS Kattabomman INS Tuticorin INS Netaji Subhash INS Paradip INS Bhubaneswar INS Varsha Andaman and Nicobar Command INS Kardip INS Jarawa INS Utkrosh INS Baaz INHS Dhanvantari INS Campbell Bay INS Kohassa
Equipment	Active Ships List of Ships Submarines Weapon systems
Aircraft Squadrons	Fighter 300 303 Airborne Early Warning (AEW) 339 Anti-submarine (ASW) 330 333 336 Reconnaissance 342 343 344 Maritime patrol 312 315 318 550 313 Electronic Warfare 310 311 Multirole helicopter 322 323 334 350 Search & Rescue 321 Training 551 552 561

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Education & Training	Sainik School Armed Forces Medical College Ajmer Military School Bangalore Military School Belgaum Military School Chail Military School Dholpur Military School Rashtriya Indian Military College
Schools & Colleges	Indian Naval Academy Naval War College
Tri-Service Institutions	Defence Services Staff College National Defence Academy National Defence College College of Defence Management Military Institute of Technology

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