1 Bengal Air Sqn NCC


Date Raised : 1950-04-01 Location : Kolkata
1 BEN Air Nqn NCC was formed as 2 (Bengal) NCC Air Sqn at Calcutta on 1 April 1950. It was changed to 1 BEN Air Sqn likely sometime around 1962. As per a HAL report of 1966, it is likely that 1 BEN and 2 BEN Air Sqn’s, both at Calcutta interchanged names.

Commanding Officers

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DatesRank & NameNumberRemarksLocationPhoto
12 May 86 to 31 Dec 87Wing Commander John Vincent D'Silva10447 GD(P)COCalcutta
Unknown to Wing Commander Sumit Mukherjee17000 F(P)COKolkata

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