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 No.11 Squadron Charging Rhinos Motto : Vishwambhara Pranadah (Supporters of the Universe) Date Raised : 1951-11-15 Location : Vadodara On 15 Nov 51, 11 Squadron was formed at Barrackpore with a complement of 10 Dakota MK III And MK IV aircraft. The `One-horned Rhino' was chosen as the Squadron emblem when the Squadron moved to Jorhat in Feb 1961. The Squadron's motto was chosen as `Vishwambarah Prandah', meaning `Supporters of the Universe'. The Squadron operated Dakota MK III And MK IV aircraft till Apr 79 when HS-748 aircraft were inducted. A mixed fleet of Dakota And HS-748 aircraft remained in the Squadron till the last Dakota was ferried out on 17 Jul 80. An-32 aircraft were later inducted in Jan 96 at Sulur And HS-748 aircraft were fully replaced by Aug 96. On re-establishment at Baroda in Mar 2000, the Squadron has been re-equipped with HS-748 aircraft.
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Commanding Officers | |||||
| Dates | Rank & Name | Number | Remarks | Location | Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Nov 51 to 20 Aug 52 | Squadron Leader Phiroz Mehta | 1715 GD(P) | CO | Barrackpore |  |
| 21 Aug 52 to 12 Oct 53 | Wing Commander Shanil Kumar Mukerji | 1744 GD(P) | CO | Barrackpore |  |
| 13 Oct 53 to 18 Mar 54 | Wing Commander Damodar Madhao Oka | 1813 GD(P) | CO | Barrackpore |  |
| 19 Mar 54 to 03 Nov 57 | Wing Commander Solomon Purushottam | 1928 GD(P) | CO | Barrackpore |  |
| 04 Nov 57 to 23 Jan 61 | Wing Commander Soli Cursetji Kaikobad | 2119 GD(P) | CO | Barrackpore |  |
| 24 Jan 61 to 27 Jul 63 | Wing Commander Sneha Proban Sen | 2636 GD(P) | CO | Barrackpore |  |
| 28 Jul 63 to 09 Aug 66 | Wing Commander Harbans Singh Monga | 3162 GD(P) | CO | Barrackpore/ Bakshi |  |
| 10 Aug 66 to 04 Aug 69 | Wing Commander Ranjit Kumar Kukar | 4103 GD(P) | CO | Bakshi Ka Talab |  |
| 05 Aug 69 to 30 Jul 72 | Wing Commander Somendra Kumar Roy | 4032 GD(P) | CO | Bakshi Ka Talab |  |
| 11 Sep 72 to 17 Sep 74 | Wing Commander Swatantra Kumar Goel | 4684 GD(P) | CO |  | |
| 18 Sep 74 to 12 Sep 76 | Wing Commander Chander Parkash Puri | 4917 GD(P) | CO |  | |
| 13 Sep 76 to 13 Feb 77 | Wing Commander Arnold Louis McDonald | 5320 GD(P) | CO |  | |
| 02 May 77 to 24 May 79 | Wing Commander Ashwini Kumar Bhide | 5674 GD(P) | CO |  | |
| 25 May 79 to 07 Jun 79 | Wing Commander Manohar Lal Sharma | 5325 GD(P) | CO | ||
| 23 Jul 79 to 01 Sep 81 | Wing Commander Ajay Krishna Avasthi | 5805 GD(P) | CO |  | |
| 02 Sep 81 to 08 Jul 83 | Wing Commander Chitta Ranjan Ghosh | 6141 GD(P) | CO |  | |
| 09 Jul 83 to 16 Dec 84 | Wing Commander Prakash Sadanand Kalalvar | 8950 GD(P) | CO |  | |
| 17 Dec 84 to 25 Nov 86 | Group Captain Vijay Singh Yadava | 6143 GD(P) | CO | ||
| 26 Nov 86 to 24 Jun 88 | Group Captain Ranjit Kumar Pal | 8666 GD(P) | CO |  | |
| 01 Aug 88 to 28 Apr 91 | Group Captain Ivor Percival Alexander | 8430 GD(P) | CO |  | |
| 29 Apr 91 to 28 Jun 92 | Group Captain Ashok Kumar Gupta | 8776 GD(P) | CO | ||
| 29 Jun 92 to 07 Mar 93 | Group Captain Chaand Kiran Jolly | 11384 GD(P) | CO | ||
| 08 Mar 93 to 05 Jun 95 | Group Captain Kottur Kasturi Rangachari Veeraraghava Yasas | 11311 GD(P) | CO | ||
| 06 Jun 95 to 06 Jul 97 | Group Captain Kulmanbir Singh Hundal | 12784 GD(P) | CO |  | |
| 07 Jul 97 to 13 Dec 98 | Group Captain Manmohan Sud | 13945 F(P) | CO |  | |
| 27 Mar 00 to 25 Aug 02 | Group Captain Kumar Krishnachandrasinghji Gohil | 14688 F(P) | CO | Vadodara |  |
| 26 Aug 02 to 31 Aug 04 | Group Captain Chellappa Subramaniam | 16089 F(P) | CO | Vadodara | |
| 20 Sep 04 to 29 Jun 07 | Group Captain Vishwanathan Raghavan | 16393 F(P) | CO | Vadodara | |
| 02 Jul 07 to 28 Jun 09 | Group Captain Pirangattethu Sivarama Sanal Kumar | 17170 F(P) | CO | Vadodara |  |
| 29 Jun 09 to 27 Nov 11 | Group Captain Arun Bhaskar Gupta | 18121 F(P) | CO | Vadodara |  |
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