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Squadron Leader Jehangir Merwan Engineer
| Service No & Branch | 1572 GD(P) |  | ||||||||||
| Date of Birth: 02 Mar 1916 | Commissioned: 18 Nov 1939 | Course: 1 Course | ||||||||||
| Service End: | Retired on 24 Aug 1946 Class B Release Died on 19 Sep 1965 (49 Years age) | Nick Name : | ||||||||||
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| Dates | Rank | Unit | Location | Appointment | Photo |
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| 18 Nov 1939 - 17 Jun 1940 | Acting Plt Offr | Flying Training School | Risalpur | Trainee Pilot | |
| 17 Jun 1940 - 28 Feb 1941 | Plt Offr | No.1 Squadron | Squadron Pilot | ||
| 01 Mar 1941 - 23 Nov 1942 | Fg Offr | No.1 Flight (Coastal Defence) | Drigh Road | Squadron Pilot To CE Calcutta | |
| 30 Apr 1943 - | Fg Offr | No.22 Anti-Aircraft Co-Operation Unit | Drigh Road | ||
| 25 Dec 1944 - 14 Dec 1945 | Sqn Ldr | No.6 Squadron | Risalpur | Commanding Officer | |
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Accidents and Incidents: 5
| Date | Aircraft Type | Tail No | Pilot/Crew | Unit | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 Aug 1940 | Wapiti IIA | J9854 | Plt Offr Jehangir Merwan Engineer LAC M Bhaskaran | 1 Sqn | LAC Bhaskaran - Cr o |
| 01 Feb 1941 | Audax (India) | K5572 | Plt Offr Jehangir Merwan Engineer | 1 Sqn | Pranged at Miranshah |
| 08 Oct 1941 | Hart (India) | K2103 | Fg Offr Jehangir Merwan Engineer | 1 CDF | Crashed, 8 Oct41, at |
| 09 Nov 1944 | Hurricane IIC | LD853 | Flt Lt J M Engineer | 151OTU | Minimum skin damage |
| 19 Sep 1965 | Beech 18 | VT-COO | Capt Jehangir Merwan Engineer + Radio Offr A M Da'Costa | Maharshtra | Shot down by F-86 ne |
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