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Group Captain Shamrao Ramrao Powar

Service No & Branch 3100 F(P) (Orig: GD(P))
Date of Birth: 03 Feb 1926 Commissioned: 09 Apr 1945 Course: 31 Course
Service End: Retired on 10 Oct 1972 Died on 06 Aug 2018 (92 Years age) Nick Name :
Qualifications Held :
Remarks :
Promotions Gazetted
Fg Offr : 26 Feb 1946Flt Lt : 26 Feb 1950Sqn Ldr : 11 May 1957Wg Cdr : 01 Apr 1964
Acting Gp Capt : 10 Aug 1966Gp Capt : 01 Oct 1968
Training and Other Courses Attended
21 DSSC (Wg Cdr) - 14 Jul 1966
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Notes:1)Branch is at retirement and may not match with branch at Commission 2)Notional seniority is reflected in dates of substantive rank.

Appointments, Postings & Other Service Particulars

DatesRankUnitLocationAppointmentPhoto
01 May 1944 - 01 Oct 1944Flt CdtInitial Training WingPune Cadet
01 Nov 1944 - 01 Mar 1945Flt Cdt2 EFTSJodhpur Cadet
01 Apr 1945 - 01 Aug 1945Plt Offr1 SFTSAmbala Training
01 Aug 1945 - 01 Jan 1946Plt OffrNo.151 Operational Training UnitPeshawar Training
01 Feb 1946 - 18 Jul 1947Plt OffrNo.1 Squadron Squadron Pilot
01 May 1947 - 01 Jul 1947Fg OffrNo.1 SquadronPeshawar Squadron Pilot Revisit?
18 Jul 1947 - Fg OffrNo.10 Squadron Squadron Pilot
01 Aug 1947 - 01 Jan 1948Fg OffrNo.10 SquadronKanpur Squadron Pilot
01 Feb 1948 - 01 Jun 1948Fg OffrNo.8 SquadronPalam Squadron Pilot
01 Jul 1948 - 01 Nov 1948Fg OffrFlying Instructors SchoolAmbala Instructor Trainee
01 Jan 1949 - 01 Dec 1951Flt LtAdvanced Flying School (India)Ambala Flying Instructor
01 Jan 1952 - 01 Feb 1952Flt LtFlying Instructors SchoolAmbala Flying Instructor
01 Sep 1952 - 01 Oct 1953Flt LtNo.7 SquadronPalam Flight Commander
01 Dec 1953 - 01 Jan 1954Flt LtNo. 210 AFSRushton Trainee
01 Jan 1954 - 01 Apr 1954Flt LtNo. 228 OCULeeming Trainee
01 Jul 1954 - 01 Nov 1954Flt LtNo.10 SquadronPalam Flight Commander
01 Dec 1954 - 01 Jan 1957Sqn LdrOps CommandPalam Training (I)
07 Jul 1957 - 01 Sep 1959Sqn LdrNo.10 SquadronPalam Commanding Officer
01 Oct 1959 - 01 Apr 1962Sqn LdrOps CommandPalam Training (I)
01 Jun 1962 - 01 Jul 1962Wg CdrJet Bomber Conversion UnitAgra 
29 Oct 1962 - 19 Mar 1965Wg CdrNo.5 SquadronAgra Commanding Officer
05 Apr 1965 - 01 Aug 1965Wg Cdr16 WingHashimara Station Commander
10 Oct 1966 - 03 Apr 1968Gp CaptArmament Training WingJamnagar Station Commander
01 Apr 1968 - 01 Mar 1971Gp CaptTraining CommandBangalore Command Flying Training Officer
14 Jun 1971 - 19 Jun 1972Gp Capt505 Signal UnitMemaura (Lucknow) Station Commander
 
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Accidents and Incidents: 1

DateAircraft TypeTail NoPilot/CrewUnitRemarks
11 Apr 1946Spitfire VIIIcLV732Plt Offr S R Powar
1 Sqntyre burst on take o
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