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No.51 (Auxiliary AF) Squadron Date Raised : 1955-11-01 Disbanded : 1963-01-08 Location : New Delhi Originally given the HT-2 and Harvard, they had Vampure FB Mk52 introduced in 1959. In 1962 the flight moved from Palam to Pune. Subsequently it got absorbed into 220 sqn as the new IAF sqn
Aircraft Types operated over the years: |
Commanding Officers | |||||
| Dates | Rank & Name | Number | Remarks | Location | Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Nov 55 to 22 Dec 57 | Squadron Leader Brian Keith Stidston | 2821 GD(P) | CO | Delhi |  |
| 06 Jun 58 to 14 May 59 | Squadron Leader Pradyot Kumar Senapati | 2928 GD(P) | CO | Delhi | |
| Unknown to | Squadron Leader Doughlas Llewellyn Springett | 3017 GD(P) | CO | Delhi | |
| Unknown to 14 Jun 62 | Squadron Leader Jagdish Ranganath Bankapur | 2986 GD(P) | CO | Delhi |  |
| 15 Jun 62 to | Squadron Leader Satyawan Jitendra | 4196 GD(P) | CO | Delhi | |
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