No.1 Flight (Coastal Defence) Date Raised : 1940-08-01 Disbanded : 1942-11-30 Location : St Thomas Mount Redesignated 101 (Coast Defence) Flight on 1 April 1942. Flew Wapiti IIA, Hart, Atlantia, Piper Cub Coupe, Leopard Moth, Moth. Disbanded 30 Nov 1942 to become 101 (GR) Sqn.
Aircraft Types operated over the years: |
Officers & Flight Crew List - No.1 Flight (Coastal Defence) (1939-47) | |||||
Dates | Rank & Name | Number | Remarks | Location | Photo |
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01 Mar 41 to 23 Nov 42 | Flying Officer J M Engineer | 1572 GD(P) | - To CE Calcutta | Drigh Road | |
01 Apr 41 to | Pilot Officer R Rajaram | 1573 GD(O) | Drigh Road | ||
01 Apr 41 to | Pilot Officer Azeez Lodhie | 1584 GD(P) | Drigh Road | ||
01 May 41 to | Pilot Officer J D Italia | 1585 GD(P) | Drigh Road | ||
01 Oct 41 to | Pilot Officer A M Morad | 1569 GD(O) | Drigh Road | ||
01 Oct 41 to | Pilot Officer Majithia | Drigh Road | |||
01 Oct 41 to | Pilot Officer Mehta | 1625 GD(N) | Drigh Road | ||
28 Jun 42 to | Squadron Leader D W Law | RAF | Madras | ||
28 Jun 42 to | Flight Lieutenant J M Kentish | RAF | Madras | ||
28 Jun 42 to | Flying Officer Majithia | 1615 GD(P) | Madras | ||
28 Jun 42 to | Flying Officer Shahi | 1601 GD(P) | Madras | ||
28 Jun 42 to 30 Nov 42 | Flying Officer R S Sandhu | 1636 GD(O) | - Unit Disbanded | Madras | |
28 Jun 42 to 11 Nov 42 | Pilot Officer I Khan | 1685 GD(O) | Madras | ||
28 Jun 42 to 22 Sep 42 | Pilot Officer M L Khan | 1741 GD(P) | - to 3 Sqn | Madras | |
28 Jun 42 to | Pilot Officer M S R Rao | 1708 GD(P) | Madras | ||
28 Jun 42 to | Pilot Officer Shah | 1641 GD(P) | Madras | ||
28 Jun 42 to | Pilot Officer Bhat | 1747 GD(P) | Madras | ||
28 Jun 42 to 31 Aug 42 | Pilot Officer Patwardhan | - k Atlanta Crash | Madras | ||
28 Jun 42 to 31 Aug 42 | Pilot Officer Naaman | - k Atlanta Crash | Madras | ||
28 Jun 42 to 29 Jul 42 | Pilot Officer S B Noronha | 1735 GD(P) | - To 4Sqn | Madras | |
24 Jul 42 to 24 Jul 42 | Flight Lieutenant J D Gill | RAF | - To 104Sqn | Madras | |
28 Jun 42 to | Pilot Officer Karunakar | 1758 GD(O) | Madras | ||
17 Aug 42 to | Pilot Officer Kamaluddin | 1840 GD(O) | Madras | ||
27 Jul 42 to 27 Jul 42 | Pilot Officer N M Kunur | 1688 GD(O) | - To 2CDF | Madras | |
27 Jul 42 to | Pilot Officer P Reporter | 1613 GD(P) | Madras | ||
27 Jul 42 to | Pilot Officer D G Bagalkot | Madras | |||
28 Jun 42 to | Pilot Officer P I George | 1701 GD(P) | Madras | ||
28 Jun 42 to | Pilot Officer D M Engineer | 1751 GD(P) | Madras | ||
22 Jul 42 to 22 Jul 42 | Pilot Officer H Subbaramaiah | 1633 GD(P) | - To IATC Lahore | Madras | |
03 Aug 42 to | Flight Lieutenant Hayat | 1839 MED | Med | Madras | |
17 Aug 42 to | Pilot Officer Nasiruddin | Madras | |||
31 Aug 42 to 31 Aug 42 | Pilot Officer Nasirud Ahmed | - k Atlanta Crash | Madras | ||
22 Aug 42 to 10 Nov 42 | Pilot Officer Metha | - from ITC to RAF Stn Lahore | Madras | ||
09 Nov 42 to | Pilot Officer S K Majumdar | 2056 A&SD | Madras | ||
09 Nov 42 to 30 Nov 42 | Pilot Officer Oka | 1813 GD(P) | Madras | ||
17 Nov 42 to | Pilot Officer Joshi | 1848 GD(O) | Madras |