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|unit_name= INAS 330<br />
|image= INAS 330 insignia.jpg<br />
|image_size= 200px<br />
|caption= INAS 330 Insignia<br />
|dates= 17 April 1971 - ''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 Shikra]], [[Mumbai]]<ref name=transititiontoguardianship>{{cite book|last1=Vice Admiral GM Hiranandani|title=Transition to Guardianship: The Indian Navy 1991–2000|publisher=Lancer Publishers LLC|isbn=9781935501664|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=w2snz5Cfb0gC&q=inas+330+india&pg=RA2-PT278|access-date=28 December 2014}}</ref><br />
|nickname= The Harpoons<ref name=indiannavy2>{{cite web|title=Indian Naval Air Squadrons|url=http://indiannavy.nic.in/naval-fleet/indian-naval-air-squadrons|publisher=Indian Navy|access-date=28 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141226081408/http://indiannavy.nic.in/naval-fleet/indian-naval-air-squadrons|archive-date=26 December 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
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|aircraft_helicopter_multirole =[[Westland Sea King]]<ref name=warintheindianocean>{{cite book|last1=Mihir K. Roy|title=War in the Indian Ocean|date=15 April 1995|publisher=Lancer Publishers|page=100|isbn=9781897829110|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Tqr8r7EB18wC&q=inas+330+india&pg=PA100|access-date=28 December 2014}}</ref><br />
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The '''INAS 330''' is an [[Indian Navy|Indian naval]] air squadron based at [[INS Shikra]], [[Mumbai]].<ref name=indiannavy1>{{cite web|title=INAS 330 – The Harpoons|url=http://indiannavy.nic.in/naval-aviation/inas-330|publisher=Indian Navy|access-date=28 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141229160608/http://indiannavy.nic.in/naval-aviation/inas-330|archive-date=29 December 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
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== History ==<br />
Among the most potent weapon platforms in the Naval inventory is the [[Westland Sea King]] helicopter. This versatile and advanced multi role aircraft has taken modern age maritime warfare to theatres well beyond the nation’s shores. INAS 330 was commissioned on 17 April 1971 under the command of Cdr M P Wadhawan. The squadron was initially equipped with [[Westland Sea King Mk.42|Westland Sea King Mk 42]] ASW helicopters acquired from British Westland Helicopters Ltd.<br />
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On 26 July 1971, the first Sea King landed on {{INS|Vikrant|1961|6}}. From then on the indomitable team of Harpoons and ‘Mother’ (the carrier) saw a series of firsts. The first operational ASW mission was flown on 18 October 1971. On 31 November 1971, while on an ‘Advance Screen’, a Sea King picked up a suspected submarine contact and carried out a Vectored attack for the first time. The Harpoons received their baptism with fire when hostilities broke out in 1971. Extensive ASW operations were undertaken and the Harpoons clocked over 156 hours of war effort. Over the decade the Harpoons continued to operate from INS Vikrant as the only front line carrier borne rotary wing squadron and earned the honour and reputation of being the most versatile and baleful of the whirly birds. The squadron got greater punch with the procurement of Sea King 42B which have an improved sensor fit and capability for Anti-Shipping strikes.<br />
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The squadron shifted to [[INS Shikra]], [[Mumbai]] from [[INS Garuda]], [[Kochi]] in October 1995 and has been based there ever since. As always the Harpoons continue to remain the eyes and ears of the fleet. Aptly named the flying frigate, the Sea Kings continue to act as force multipliers while operating from [[INS Viraat (R22)|INS Viraat]], [[Godavari-class frigate|Godavari class frigates]] and [[Brahmaputra-class frigate|Brahmaputra class frigates]]. The ship borne flights continue to execute multifarious missions in all weather – by day and night.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://indiannavy.nic.in/content/seaking-42b|title=SEAKING 42B {{!}} Indian Navy|website=indiannavy.nic.in|access-date=6 May 2016}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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