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|unit_name= INAS 315<br />
|image= INAS 315 insignia.jpg<br />
|image_size= 200px<br />
|caption= INAS 315 Insignia<br />
|dates= 1 October 1977 - ''present''<br />
|country= {{flag|India}}<br />
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|branch= {{nowrap|[[File:Naval Ensign of India.svg|25px|Indian Navy seal]] [[Indian Navy]]}}<br />
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|garrison=[[INS Hansa]], [[Goa]]<br />
|nickname= The Winged Stallions<ref name=indiannavy>{{cite web|title=INAS 315 – The Winged Stallions|url=http://indiannavy.nic.in/naval-aviation/inas-315|publisher=Indian Navy|accessdate=27 December 2014}}</ref><br />
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|aircraft_patrol= [[Ilyushin Il-38]]<ref name=transitiontotriumph>{{cite book|last1=G. M. Hiranandani|title=Transition to Triumph: History of the Indian Navy, 1965-1975|date=1 January 2000|publisher=Lancer Publishers|page=277|isbn=9781897829721|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zFyMKROi46kC&q=INAS+315&pg=PA277|accessdate=27 December 2014}}</ref><br />
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The '''INAS 315''' is an [[Indian Navy|Indian naval]] air squadron based at [[INS Hansa]], [[Goa]].<ref name=globalsecurity>{{cite web|title=Indian Naval Air Squadron (INAS) 315|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/inas-315.htm|publisher=Global Security|accessdate=27 December 2014}}</ref><br />
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== History ==<br />
INAS 315 was commissioned on 1 October 1977 by [[Rear admiral (India)|Rear Admiral]] [[M. K. Roy]]. Cdr B K Malik was the first Squadron Commander. The squadron was initially equipped with three Ilyushin 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 added yet another feather to their cap when they completed 25000 hours of accident free flying in 1996. With the Mid Life Update of the IL 38 SD (Sea Dragon) being completed in 2009 the Winged Stallions are set to gallop their way to further glory in the coming years.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/il38|title=IL38 {{!}} Indian Navy|website=www.indiannavy.nic.in|access-date=2016-05-05}}</ref><br />
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