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The White Tigers were commissioned on 07 Jul 1960 at RNAS Brawdy, United Kingdom. The, then, Indian High Commissioner to UK, Mrs Vijay Laxmi Pandit, graced the occasion. The Commissioning Warrant was read out by Lt Cdr BD Law, the first Squadron Commander. The squadron was initially equipped with the Sea Hawk aircraft. On 18 May 61, history was created when Lt Cdr RH Tahiliani carried out the first deck landing on INS Vikrant (Erstwhile HMS Hercules) on Sea Hawk IN 156. The squadron left INS Brawdy on 31 Jul 61 with eleven Sea Hawks and embarked INS Vikrant off the Isle of Wright. During the course of the next ten years the Indian Navy inducted fifty-four Seahawks in a phased manner, the last aircraft being delivered in Dec 71.