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305 Wing


Date Raised : 1950-03-16 Disbanded : 1956-01-01 Location : Adampur
The genesis of Air Force Station Adampur can be traced back to a tiny airstrip of 1929 yards midway on the Jallandhar – Hoshiarpur highway at Adampur during World War II. 8 Wing Adampur was raised on 16 Mar 1950 as No.305 Wing. In 1956 it was renumbered to No.8 Wing, being an active base of operations during the 1965 and 1971 wars. It has been operating base for MiG-29s for several years and provided support during the Kargil Operations.

Commanding Officers


16 Mar 50 - 16 Aug 51
Wing Commander
Maurice Barker
1691 GD(P)
Stn Cdr
Adampur

17 Aug 51 - 11 Jun 53
Wing Commander
Krishna Ganapathi Raman
1767 GD(P)
Stn Cdr
Adampur

12 Jun 53 - 20 Apr 54
Wing Commander
Jagdish Chandra Varma
1646 GD(P)
Stn Cdr
Adampur

21 Apr 54 - 01 Jan 56
Wing Commander
Melville Duarte
1772 GD(P)
Stn Cdr
Adampur
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Unit continued existence as 8 Wing
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