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306 Wing


Date Raised : 1950-03-16 Disbanded : 1955-01-21 Location : Halwara
Originally raised as 306 Wing at Palam on 16 March 1950, it moved to Halwara and subsequently renamed to 9 Wing on 29 Jan 1955. Halwara played an active role in both the 1965 and 1971 wars. In recent years, it was home to the last of the MiG-23BN Unitss

Commanding Officers


16 Mar 50 - 08 Aug 51
Wing Commander
Hrushikesh Moolgavkar
1644 GD(P)
Stn Cdr
Halwara

08 Aug 51 - 08 Feb 53
Wing Commander
Ramachandra Balaji Godkhindi
1760 GD(O)
Stn Cdr
Halwara

08 Feb 53 - 21 Jan 55
Wing Commander
Jagbir Singh Bolarya
1663 GD(O)
Stn Cdr
Halwara
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Unit continued existence as 9 Wing
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