![]() No.29 Squadron Scorpions Motto : Sadaiv Sachet (Ever Alert) Date Raised : 1958-03-10 Disbanded : 2020-03-31 Location : Jodhpur 29 Squadron AF was raised at Halwara on 10 Mar 58 equipped with the Toofani. Over 60 years, the Squadron has operated from Kalaikunda, Tezpur, Hindon, and Jamnagar flying the Toofanis, MiG-21 FL, MIG-21 M and MiG-27 ML aircraft. In 1967 it was re-equipped with the Mig-21 FL . Sqn moved to Jodhpur on 23 April 73, redeployed to jamnagar in May 75, moved to Jodhpur in 1997. In May 2007, the Squadron was re-equipped with state-of-the-art MiG-27 UPG aircraft and is currently located at Jodhpur. During the 1971 Indo-Pak war, the Units achieved 04 air to air kills and carried out reconnaissance missions deep inside enemy territory providing valuable and vital intelligence. For its achievements, the Sqn was awarded the coveted Battle Honours for Air Defence by the President of India. The Units was awarded the Units citation for its glorious service to the nation on 08 Oct 12. The emblem of the Squadron depicts a black Scorpion. The Scorpion with its offensive posture and deadly sting coiled up symbolizes the qualities of lethality, aggression, strength and courage that are characteristics of every member of the Scorpio clan. The Sqn motto "Sadaiva Sachet" meaning "Ever Alert" aptly describes the vigilant role played by this fighting Units.
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Commanding Officers | |||||
Dates | Rank & Name | Number | Remarks | Location | Photo |
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10 Mar 58 to 04 Jan 61 | Squadron Leader Sukhjinder Singh | 3245 GD(P) | CO | Halwara/ KKD | |
05 Jan 61 to 08 Oct 62 | Squadron Leader Verghese Kuriyan | 3118 GD(P) | CO | KKD/ Tezpur | |
09 Oct 62 to 09 Apr 65 | Squadron Leader Edward Eugene Desouza | 3960 GD(P) | CO | Tezpur/ Bagdogra | |
10 May 65 to 21 Apr 66 | Squadron Leader Ravinder Lal Badhwar | 4341 F(P) | CO | Bagdogra | |
22 May 66 to 10 May 67 | Squadron Leader Edwin Godfrey Salins | 4796 F(P) | CO | Bagdogra | |
11 May 67 to 07 Jun 70 | Wing Commander Melville Andrew Woodfall | 4021 F(P) | CO | Adampur/ Hindon | |
08 Jun 70 to 04 Apr 72 | Wing Commander Vishwanath Balakrishna Sawardekar | 4593 F(P) | CO | Hindon | |
28 Apr 72 to 29 Jun 74 | Wing Commander Prabhat Kumar Varma | 4822 F(P) | CO | Hindon | |
30 Jun 74 to 28 Oct 76 | Wing Commander Pondicherry Jayarao Jayakumar | 5037 F(P) | CO | Jodhpur/ Jamnagar | |
29 Oct 76 to 06 Mar 79 | Wing Commander Sharadkumar Ramakrishna Deshpande | 5694 F(P) | CO | Jamnagar | |
07 May 79 to 14 Jun 81 | Wing Commander Prithvi Singh Brar | 6007 F(P) | CO | Jamnagar | |
15 Jun 81 to 21 Jun 83 | Wing Commander Sunil Kumar Gulati | 6753 F(P) | CO | Jamnagar | |
22 Jun 83 to 26 Jun 85 | Wing Commander Manek Bomanshaw Madon | 7681 F(P) | CO | Jamnagar | |
27 Jun 85 to 24 Jun 87 | Wing Commander Jaspal Singh Gujral | 11300 F(P) | CO | Jamnagar | |
25 Jun 87 to 11 Jun 89 | Wing Commander Pranab Kumar Barbora | 12375 F(P) | CO | Jamnagar | |
12 Jun 89 to 12 May 91 | Wing Commander Rajiv Kumar Lakhwara | 12418 F(P) | CO | Jamnagar | |
13 May 91 to 22 Aug 93 | Wing Commander Ashok Shivsangappa Umbarje | 12760 F(P) | CO | Jamnagar | |
23 Aug 93 to 25 Jun 95 | Wing Commander Madhusudhan Banerjee | 13400 F(P) | CO | Jamnagar | |
26 Jun 95 to 05 Aug 97 | Wing Commander Satnam Singh | 14676 F(P) | CO | Jamnagar | |
06 Aug 97 to 20 Jun 99 | Wing Commander Subhash Shankar Rao Patil | 15032 F(P) | CO | Jodhpur | |
21 Jun 99 to 21 Oct 01 | Wing Commander Murugesa Pillai Ramesh | 16057 F(P) | CO | Jodhpur | |
22 Oct 01 to 26 Jan 03 | Wing Commander Vinod Shankar | 16386 F(P) | CO | Jodhpur | |
27 Jan 03 to 21 Mar 05 | Wing Commander Rajendra Nalsingrao Gaekwad | 17845 F(P) | CO | Jodhpur | |
22 Mar 05 to 15 Apr 07 | Wing Commander Sunil Kashinath Vidhate | 18825 F(P) | CO | Jodhpur |