Start Date : 03 Aug 44 End Date : 09 Apr 45
31 Pilot Course - This consisted of two distinct groups. First was that were the part of 30th Course from 2 EFTS at Jodhpur were delayed due to Maintenance issues and were commissioned on reporting to 1 SFTS (Ambala on Harvard) for advanced flying on 9 April 1945 as 31 Pilot Course but with seniority same as 30 Pilot Course. The other group were those selected for 31 Pilot Course and jointed ITW on 3 August 1944 and progressed subsequently to EFTS. Both these groups merged and attended 1 SFTS from 9 April 1945 to 30 July 1945 for advanced training. Subsequently the Course attened 44 Fighter Course at 151 OTU from 15 Aug 1945 to 30 Nov 1945. For six of the course members, this was followed by 9 Spitfire Course at 151 OTU from 1 Dec 1945 to 10 Jan 1946. At the OTU they were joined by candidates from SFTS (Canada) who also called themselves to be part of 31 Pilot Course.
3095 GD(P)Air MarshalZafar Ahmed Chaudhry | 3096 GD(P)Pilot OfficerBhaskar DuttDied in Service on 25 Sep 45 | No Image Available3097 GD(P)Flight LieutenantNiroj Kumar Beni DhanDied in Service on 22 Jul 52 | No Image Available3098 GD(P)Pilot OfficerAbenezer Hizkiel Edwards | No Image Available3099 GD(P)Acting Pilot OfficerAjit Kumar Paul Chowdri |
3100 GD(P) (Later F(P))Group CaptainShamrao Ramrao Powar | 3101 GD(P) (Later F(P))Air Vice MarshalKrishna Mohan Ram | 3102 GD(P)Wing CommanderNazir Ahmad Siddiqui | No Image Available3103 GD(P)Pilot OfficerBrij Mohan Singh | 3104 GD(P)Air CommodoreSyed Mansoor Ahmad Shah |
No Image Available3116 GD(P)Flying OfficerCharles Grenville Bush | 3117 GD(P) (Later F(P))Air Chief MarshalLakshman Madhav KatreDied in Service on 01 Jul 85 | 3118 GD(P)Wing CommanderVerghese Kuriyan | 3119 GD(P) (Later F(P))Wing CommanderKrishan Lal Mathur | 3120 GD(P) (Later F(P))Group CaptainAdishar Manchershaw Palamkote |
No Image Available3121 GD(P)Pilot OfficerSohrab Jal Poonawalla | 3122 GD(P)Wing CommanderDesmond Eric Pushong | No Image Available3123 GD(P)Flying OfficerAlexander Everest Smith | No Image Available3124 GD(P)Pilot OfficerPercy William StuartDied in Service on 25 Sep 45 | 3125 GD(P)Flying OfficerProfulla Kumar Mondol |
3126 GD(P)Group CaptainTom Lionel Anderson |