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==Squadrons==
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|+ Squadrons of the 3rd Tactical Air Force, data from<ref>Franks 1985, p. 205.</ref>
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| [[No. 1 Squadron, Indian Air Force|No. 1 Squadron IAF]] || 221 || || || Fought in the battle of Imphal. [[Hawker Hurricane|Hawker Hurricane IIc]].
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| [[No. 42 Squadron RAF]] || 221 || || || Fought in the battle of Imphal. Hawker Hurricane Mk.IIC
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| [[No. 60 Squadron RAF]] || 221 || || || BlenhiemBlenheim Mk IV then re-equipped with Hawker Hurricane MK II and in May 1945 with Republic Thunderbolts. Fought in the battle of Imphal.
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| [[No. 81 Squadron RAF]] || 221 || || || Arrived at [[Alipore]], India in December 1943, equipped with more modern [[Supermarine Spitfire (late Merlin-powered variants)#Mk VIII (type 360)|Spitfire Mk VIII]], starting operations in January. It flew fighter and ground attack missions in support of the [[Burma Campaign#Southern front 1943/44|Second Battle of Arakan]] and fought in the battle of Imphal.