 On 18 May 1961, the first jet landed on board, piloted by Lieutenant (later Admiral) R H Tahiliani.That year, the No.310 Cobras Squadron (consisting of Alize aircraft) was commissioned.After playing an important role in several major Indian military actions, specifically the liberation of Goa and the India-Pakistan war in 1971, she was decommissioned in January 1997 and turned into a museum ship.