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 No.10 Squadron Winged Daggers Motto : Yudhyay Kritanishchayam (Into War with Determination) Date Raised : 1944-02-20 Disbanded : 2019-03-31 Numerplated for 3 years in 1964. Converted to Marut as the first squadron on the type in 1967. It was given the type conversion role in August 1975 Read Detailed History
Aircraft Types operated over the years: |
Commanding Officers | |||||
| Dates | Rank & Name | Number | Remarks | Location | Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 44 to 18 Jun 45 | Squadron Leader Robert Francis Thomas Doe | RAF | CO | Lahore | |
| 03 Jul 50 to 26 Aug 50 | Squadron Leader George Kanishtkumar John | 2132 F(P) | CO | Palam |  |
| 26 Aug 50 to 18 Jul 52 | Squadron Leader Pundalik Basawant Rao Pawar | 2123 GD(P) | CO | Palam/ Halwara |  |
| 18 Jul 52 to 05 Oct 53 | Squadron Leader George Henry King | 2386 GD(P) | CO | Palam |  |
| 05 Oct 53 to 19 Jun 54 | Flight Lieutenant Cecil Hugh Lawrence Digby | 2988 GD(P) | CO | Palam |  |
| 19 Jun 54 to 07 Jul 57 | Squadron Leader David Eugene Bouche | 2774 GD(P) | CO | Palam |  |
| 07 Jul 57 to 01 Sep 59 | Squadron Leader Shamrao Ramrao Powar | 3100 F(P) | CO | Palam |  |
| 01 Sep 59 to 17 Aug 61 | Squadron Leader Yogindra Kumar Barman | 3847 GD(P) | CO | Palam | |
| 17 Aug 61 to 30 May 64 | Squadron Leader Brijpal Singh Sikand | 3947 F(P) | CO | Palam |  |
| 01 Apr 67 to 21 Sep 67 | Wing Commander Vishwanatha Krishnamurthy | 4022 F(P) | CO | Jamnagar |  |
| 21 Sep 67 to 11 May 70 | Wing Commander Gandharva Sen | 4429 F(P) | CO | Jamnagar/ Pune |  |
| 19 Jun 45 to 28 Jun 45 | Flight Lieutenant RW Jones | RAF | CO | Lahore | |
| 11 May 70 to 12 Sep 70 | Wing Commander Onkar Nath Kacker | 4605 GD(P) | CO | Pune |  |
| 03 Nov 70 to 01 Feb 74 | Wing Commander Keshev Chandra Aggarwal | 4434 F(P) | CO | Pune/ Jodhpur |  |
| 01 Feb 74 to 08 Jan 77 | Wing Commander Krishen Kumar Bakshi | 5012 F(P) | CO | Jodhpur |  |
| 08 Jan 77 to 11 Dec 79 | Wing Commander Chandra Krishna Kumar Menon | 5699 F(P) | CO | Jodhpur |  |
| 11 Dec 79 to 30 Dec 80 | Wing Commander Dinkar Shantaram Jatar | 6521 F(P) | CO | Jodhpur |  |
| 30 Dec 80 to 02 May 83 | Wing Commander Rattan Lal Bamzai | 7738 F(P) | CO | Jodhpur |  |
| 02 May 83 to 27 May 85 | Wing Commander Krishna Balakrishna Menon | 9028 F(P) | CO | Jodhpur |  |
| 27 May 85 to 24 Nov 86 | Wing Commander Vinod Kumar Bhatia | 10892 F(P) | CO | Jodhpur |  |
| 24 Nov 86 to 28 Nov 88 | Wing Commander Jitendra Singh Thakur | 12012 F(P) | CO | Jodhpur |  |
| 28 Nov 88 to 26 Nov 90 | Wing Commander Vinod Kumar Verma | 11638 F(P) | CO | Jodhpur |  |
| 29 Jun 45 to 21 Oct 45 | Squadron Leader RW Jones | RAF | CO | Ranchi/ Burma | |
| 26 Nov 90 to 30 Nov 92 | Wing Commander Rajan Atturlal Jaisinghani | 12953 F(P) | CO | Jodhpur |  |
| 30 Nov 92 to 26 Dec 94 | Wing Commander Gurdip Singh Kochar | 13149 F(P) | CO | Jodhpur |  |
| 26 Dec 94 to 31 Jul 95 | Wing Commander Jasvinder Chauhan | 14079 F(P) | CO | Jodhpur |  |
| 31 Jul 95 to 04 Aug 97 | Wing Commander Krishana Ramnath Moorthy | 14560 F(P) | CO | Jodhpur |  |
| 04 Aug 97 to 07 Dec 99 | Wing Commander Kondaoasula Raghavendra Prasad | 15204 F(P) | CO | Jodhpur |  |
| 08 Dec 99 to 08 Sep 02 | Wing Commander Sanjeev Bedi | 16569 F(P) | CO | Jodhpur |  |
| 09 Sep 02 to 11 Jul 04 | Wing Commander Kanjithanda Bopanna Karumbaya | 18074 F(P) | CO | Jodhpur |  |
| 12 Jul 04 to 14 May 06 | Wing Commander Anil Kumar | 18790 F(P) | CO | Jodhpur |  |
| 22 Oct 45 to 05 Jan 46 | Flight Lieutenant I Adamson | RAF | CO | Burma | |
| 05 Jan 46 to 22 Aug 46 | Squadron Leader Haider Raza | 1579 GD(P) | CO - AHQ 1STB to RAF Kohat | Burma |  |
| 23 Aug 46 to 08 May 47 | Squadron Leader Mirza Abdul Rahman | 1647 GD(P) | CO - Fm RIAF PHU to AirHQ | Chakeri |  |
| 02 Jun 47 to 21 Feb 48 | Squadron Leader Hrushikesh Moolgavkar | 1644 F(P) | CO | Chakeri |  |
| 21 Feb 48 to 10 May 49 | Squadron Leader Zafar Ahmed Shah | 1805 GD(P) | CO | Ambala |  |
| 10 May 49 to 03 Jul 50 | Squadron Leader Charandas Gurudas Devashar | 1867 F(P) | CO | Palam |  |
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