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Kalaikunda Air Force Station (ICAO: VEDX) is an Indian Air Force Base in Kharagpur, located in the West Midnapur district of the state of West Bengal. It was the home of No. 18 Squadron IAF, the Flying Bullets. The squadron flew the Indian license-built Mikoyan MiG-27 ML till its decommissioning in April 2016. [1] .
Nov 22, 2023 · Following World War II, Kalaikunda Airbase was deemed surplus to the requirements of the Air Force. A role it played during this time was serving as a sanctuary for individuals fleeing East Pakistan amid the partition of India and Pakistan.
Sep 16, 2024 · Kalaikunda Air Force Station (ICAO: VEDX) is an Indian Air Force Base in Kharagpur, located in the West Midnapur district of the state of West Bengal. It was the home of No. 18 Squadron IAF, the Flying Bullets.
Mar 27, 2024 · Situated near Kharagpur, Kalaikunda was a WWII-era air station. On September 6, 1965, in what was an embarrassing intelligence failure, the eastern command of the Indian Air Force (IAF) ended up bombing unused military air bases at Kurmitola and Lalmunir Hat as well as the civilian air base in Chittagong while ignoring the only ...
Kalaikunda Air Force Station is an Indian Air Force base. It was built by the British during World War II. Kalaikunda having two Kendriya Vidhaylaya KV No.1 and KV No. 2.
Kalaikunda Air Force Station (ICAO: VEDX) is an Indian Air Force Base in Kharagpur, located in the West Midnapur district of the state of West Bengal. It was the home of No. 18 Squadron IAF, the Flying Bullets. The squadron flew the Indian license-built Mikoyan MiG-27ML till its decommissioning in April 2016. [1] A squadron of Su-30 MKIs is now ...
Strategically located nearby the Kharagpur city of East Indian West Bengal state’s Midnapore West district, Kalaikunda AFS has been playing important role for proper systematization of Air Force in this region.
