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 No.31 Squadron Lions Motto : Shatru Chhidrey Prahret (A Kill with every blow) Date Raised : 1963-09-01 Location : Jodhpur Formed in Pathankot on September 1, 1963, No 31 squadron was equipped with French Mystere aircraft which it flew till 1973. The squadron then flew indigenous Marut aircraft till 1983 followed by Mig-23 till 2003 after which it was numberplated. It was in dormant stage till January 2009 when it was resurrected at Lohegaon IAF station. it mover to Jodhpur in 2011
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Commanding Officers | |||||
| Dates | Rank & Name | Number | Remarks | Location | Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Sep 63 to 19 May 66 | Wing Commander William Macdonald Goodman | 3571 GD(P) | CO | Pathankot |  |
| 20 May 66 to 04 Jan 68 | Wing Commander Terence Joseph Desa | 3863 GD(P) | CO | Pathankot |  |
| 14 Jan 68 to 22 Dec 69 | Wing Commander Satnam Shah | 4479 GD(P) | CO | Pathankot |  |
| 12 Jan 70 to 03 Dec 73 | Wing Commander Murari Lal Trehon | 4577 GD(P) | CO | Pathankot/ Hindon |  |
| 03 Dec 73 to 10 Nov 75 | Wing Commander Bharat Balkrishna Bhadkamkar | 4980 F(P) | CO | Hindon/ Jodhpur |  |
| 10 Nov 75 to 12 Nov 77 | Wing Commander Rajeshwar Kumar Bhalla | 5191 GD(P) | CO | Jodhpur |  |
| 12 Nov 77 to 12 Sep 80 | Wing Commander Suresh Kumar Sonpar | 6126 GD(P) | CO | Jodhpur |  |
| 15 Sep 80 to 01 Mar 83 | Wing Commander Dinkar Shantaram Jatar | 6521 GD(P) | CO | Jodhpur |  |
| 24 Mar 83 to 11 Jun 84 | Wing Commander Melvinder Singh Grewal | 7728 GD(P) | CO | Halwara |  |
| 26 Nov 84 to 07 Jul 86 | Wing Commander Mohinder Kumar Arora | 10093 GD(P) | CO | Halwara |  |
| 07 Jul 86 to 20 Jun 88 | Wing Commander Charanjit Singh Gill | 11645 GD(P) | CO | Halwara |  |
| 10 Jun 88 to 13 Aug 90 | Wing Commander Saravjit Singh Hothi | 12215 GD(P) | CO | Halwara |  |
| 13 Aug 90 to 19 Sep 91 | Wing Commander Sanjoy Bose | 12757 GD(P) | CO | Halwara |  |
| 01 Oct 91 to 01 Sep 93 | Wing Commander Mohinder Pal Singh Gill | 13604 F(P) | CO | Halwara |  |
| 27 Sep 93 to 12 Jun 95 | Wing Commander Raj Kumar Beniwal | 13789 F(P) | CO | Halwara |  |
| 12 Jun 95 to 10 Apr 97 | Wing Commander Paramjit Singh Gill | 14097 F(P) | CO | Halwara |  |
| 10 Apr 97 to 20 Sep 99 | Wing Commander Pradeep Mallappa Katti | 15005 F(P) | CO | Halwara |  |
| 20 Sep 99 to 09 Oct 01 | Wing Commander Joseph Mathew | 16384 F(P) | CO | Halwara |  |
| 09 Oct 01 to 30 Sep 03 | Wing Commander Gedela Raveendranath | 16985 F(P) | CO | Halwara |  |
| 01 Jan 09 to 20 Jun 11 | Wing Commander Ashutosh Srivastav | 21250 F(P) | CO | Pune |  |
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