No. 108 Squadron IAF

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No. 108 Squadron
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Active20 November 1959 - 29 December 2017
Country Flag of India.svg Republic of India
BranchAir Force Ensign of India.svg  Indian Air Force
Role Fighter
Garrison/HQ Pathankot AFS
Nickname(s)"Hawkeyes"
Motto(s)Shodan Aur Aakraman
Search and Strike

No. 108 Squadron (Hawkeyes) was a fighter squadron of Indian Air Force. The squadron was equipped with MiG-21M and was based at Pathankot Air Force Station. The squadron was number plated in December 2017. [1] [2] [3]

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History

The Hawk, with its keen eyesight, symbolizes the search and acquisition of the target. The lightning and the battle axe denote an immediate response and the power of the strike. The Hawkeye squadron was formed on 20 November 1959 at Halwara. The squadron was initially equipped with Vampire aircraft and was assigned the role of Army Cooperation and photo-Reconnaissance. [4]

The squadron was number plated in December 2017. [1]

Assignments

Aircraft

Aircraft types operated by the squadron:

Aircraft TypeFromToAir Base
de Havilland Vampire December 1959December 1968 AFS Halwara
Sukhoi Su-7 December 1968July 1973
MiG-21 M July 197329 December 2017 AFS Adampur

Commanding Officers

FromToService NumberRank & NameLocationPhoto
07 Dec 5915 Apr 623650 F(P)Squadron Leader Keshava Prasad MisraHalwara
16 May 6212 May 653881 F(P)Squadron Leader Robert Arnold WeirHalwara/ Pathankot
13 May 6526 May 654673 GD(P)Squadron Leader Nuggehalli Krishnaswamy RamprasadBagdogra
27 Jun 6510 Dec 674582 F(P)Squadron Leader Eric Lionel AllenPathankot/ Bagdogra/
11 Dec 6719 Nov 684608 F(P)Squadron Leader Dilip Shankar JogBareilly
20 Nov 6816 Jul 724489 F(P)Wing Commander Balchandra Shankar DeshmukhBareilly
17 Jul 7221 May 734899 F(P)Wing Commander Onkar Singh WadhawanBareilly
22 May 7317 Jul 754736 F(P)Wing Commander Rajendra Kumar DhawanAdampur
18 Jul 7505 Feb 765178 F(P)Wing Commander Mohan MurdeshwarAdampur
06 Feb 7613 Jul 765060 F(P)Wing Commander Thupakulu Narasimhulu Bhavani ShankarAdampur
14 Jul 7622 Oct 785596 F(P)Wing Commander Viney KapilaAdampur
23 Oct 7814 Jan 806748 F(P)Wing Commander Philip RajkumarAdampur
15 Jan 8005 May 827415 F(P)Wing Commander Kumarendra DeAdampur/ Bhatinda
06 May 8228 Jun 828444 F(P)Wing Commander Prabhat Chandra PrasadAdampur
26 Jul 8228 Feb 858186 F(P)Wing Commander Ashley Malcolm RodriquesAdampur
28 Feb 8520 Apr 8711296 F(P)Wing Commander James Arun BenjaminAdampur
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28 Apr 8701 Jan 8811592 F(P)Wing Commander Adhip BanerjeeAdampur
11 Jan 8804 Jan 9012218 F(P)Wing Commander Ashok Vishwanath BhagwatAdampur
04 Jan 9020 Jan 9212403 F(P)Wing Commander Kanwar Dalinderjit SinghAdampur
20 Jan 9203 Jan 9413382 F(P)Wing Commander Anjan Kumar GogoiAdampur
03 Jan 9418 Sep 9513911 F(P)Wing Commander Motilal NalluriAdampur
18 Sep 9524 Nov 9715036 F(P)Wing Commander Narinder Pal SinghAdampur
24 Nov 9710 Jan 0015206 F(P)Wing Commander Harjinder Jit Singh JallawallaPathankot
10 Jan 0015 Jul 0216559 F(P)Wing Commander Sanjeev Narayan DeshpandePathankot
15 Jul 0227 Jun 0417343 F(P)Wing Commander Mohan Kumar RaoPathankot
28 Jun 0413 Aug 0618561 F(P)Wing Commander Balkrishnan BalachandranPathankot
04 Aug 0809 May 1021505 F(P)Wing Commander Ganapathiraju SrinivasBhuj/ Nal
22 Sep 1403 Mar 1623987 F(P)Wing Commander Rahul MathurNal
04 Mar 1603 Jul 1623987 F(P)Group Captain Rahul MathurNal

References

  1. 1 2 Subramaniam, AVM Arjun (8 January 2018). "As a MiG-21 variant flies into the sunset, a pilot recalls how he almost crashed in it". The Print.
  2. ↑ "Squadrons and Helicopter Units". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  3. ↑ "New CAS flies solo in MiG-21M" (PDF). Vayu Aerospace and Defence Review. No. 1. Society for Aerospace Studies. January–February 2017. p. 14.
  4. ↑ Pike, John. "Squadron 108". Globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 30 July 2017.


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