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Royal Indian Air Force Records Office


Date Raised : 1939-09-01 Disbanded : 1950-01-25 Location : Madras
1 Technical Training Units was formed in 1939 at Ambala to maintain records for Airmen. In 1941 this moved to Walton and in 1942 was merged with the Records officer at Bombay. It was renamed IAF Records office in 1945 and moved to Madras thereafter in 1946 and to Delhi post Independence. in June 1958 it was merged with the Directorate of Personnel Airmen, but was demerged in 1966 and moved to its present location in Subroto park

Commanding Officers


23 Nov 44 - 13 Sep 45
Wing Commander
F T Bishop
RAF
CO
New Delhi

14 Sep 45 - 30 Jun 47
Wing Commander
G A E Harkness
RAF
CO
New Delhi

01 Jul 47 - 21 Nov 48
Wing Commander
Mohan Swaroop Chaturvedi
1592 GD(O)
CO
New Delhi

27 Nov 48 - 25 Jan 50
Wing Commander
Murkot Ramunny
1684 GD(P)
CO
New Delhi
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Unit continued existence as IAFRO
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