No.29 Squadron Scorpions Motto : Sadaiv Sachet (Ever Alert) Date Raised : 1958-03-10 Disbanded : 2020-03-31 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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| 05 Jan 61 - 08 Oct 62Squadron LeaderVerghese Kuriyan3118 GD(P)COKKD/ Tezpur | | | 22 May 66 - 10 May 67Squadron LeaderEdwin Godfrey Salins4796 GD(P)COBagdogra | |
11 May 67 - 07 Jun 70Wing CommanderMelville Andrew Woodfall4021 GD(P)COAdampur/ Hindon | 08 Jun 70 - 04 Apr 72Wing CommanderVishwanath Balakrishna Sawardekar4593 GD(P)COHindon | 28 Apr 72 - 29 Jun 74Wing CommanderPrabhat Kumar Varma4822 GD(P)COHindon | 30 Jun 74 - 28 Oct 76Wing CommanderPondicherry Jayarao Jayakumar5037 GD(P)COJodhpur/ Jamnagar | 29 Oct 76 - 06 Mar 79Wing CommanderSharadkumar Ramakrishna Deshpande5694 GD(P)COJamnagar | |
07 May 79 - 14 Jun 81Wing CommanderPrithvi Singh Brar6007 GD(P)COJamnagar | | 22 Jun 83 - 26 Jun 85Wing CommanderManek Bomanshaw Madon7681 GD(P)COJamnagar | 27 Jun 85 - 24 Jun 87Wing CommanderJaspal Singh Gujral11300 GD(P)COJamnagar | 25 Jun 87 - 11 Jun 89Wing CommanderPranab Kumar Barbora12375 GD(P)COJamnagar | |
12 Jun 89 - 12 May 91Wing CommanderRajiv Kumar Lakhwara12418 GD(P)COJamnagar | 13 May 91 - 22 Aug 93Wing CommanderAshok Shivsangappa Umbarje12760 GD(P)COJamnagar | 23 Aug 93 - 25 Jun 95Wing CommanderMadhusudhan Banerjee13400 F(P)COJamnagar | 26 Jun 95 - 05 Aug 97Wing CommanderSatnam Singh14676 F(P)COJamnagar | 06 Aug 97 - 20 Jun 99Wing CommanderSubhash Shankar Rao Patil15032 F(P)COJodhpur | |
| | 27 Jan 03 - 21 Mar 05Wing CommanderRajendra Nalsingrao Gaekwad17845 F(P)COJodhpur | 22 Mar 05 - 15 Apr 07Wing CommanderSunil Kashinath Vidhate18825 F(P)COJodhpur | 16 Apr 07 - 15 Feb 09Wing CommanderRajat Mohan20476 F(P)COJodhpur | |