INAS 344

INAS 344
Active11 April 2012 - present[1]
Country India
BranchIndian Navy seal Indian Navy
RoleReconnaissance
Garrison/HQINS Parundu, Tamil Nadu[2]
Nickname(s)The Spirited Shadowers
Aircraft flown
ReconnaissanceIAI Heron[3]

The INAS 344 is an Indian naval air squadron based at INS Parundu, Tamil Nadu. The squadron was established on 11 April 2012 and operates IAI Heron.[1][4]

Accidents and incidents

On 13 December 2013, one of the IAI Heron of INAS 344, bearing registration number INAS 922, crashed into the grove at Usilankattuvalasai after taking off from INS Parundu at 3:10 pm IST. After the aircraft crashed behind the naval station, the rotor blades broke into pieces, and "the engine part was found between palm and coconut trees". The remains were salvaged by 50 naval civilians.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "INAS 344 – The Spirited Shadowers". Indian Navy. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  2. ^ "UAV squadron commissioned". The Hindu. 13 April 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  3. ^ "Indian Naval Air Squadrons". Indian Navy. Archived from the original on 26 December 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  4. ^ "Indian Navy Air Squadron 344, the third RPA (Remotely Piloted Aircraft) squadron of the #IndianNavy was commissioned on 11 April 2012..." 1 April 2019. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  5. ^ "UAV crashes into coconut grove". The Hindu. 13 December 2013. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 19 December 2024.


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