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No.2 Squadron - Portraits (1952-1955)

Gp Capt R M Engineer's Collection

No.2 Squadron Portraits

Rointon Merwan Engineer commanded No.2 Squadron - "Winged Arrows" from 1st Jun 52 to 1st Aug 55. He was only the second CO of the Squadron after its re-raising in 1951. The Squadron was operating Spitfire VIIIs but soon converted to Vampire FB52s under his watch.

This photo album consists of the pilots and other officers who constituted No.2 Squadron during Ronnie Engineer's tenure.

Acknowledgements Photographs provided by Mrs Patricia Audrey Engineer through Mrs Farida Singh

Copyright © Mrs Patricia Audrey Engineer All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part in any form or medium without express written permission of Mrs Patricia Audrey Engineer is prohibited.

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Get item URLs Hasim Chacha Ronnie Engineer, the 'Boss' of the Squadron - shown here - was marked as 'Hasim Chacha'. Ronnie was the only DFC awardee from the Second World War wh Views: 1285 Show URLs + Link to the page of the item: [CLK] Show image directly: [IMG] Show a clickable thumbnail linking to the item: [TMB] Link to the page of the item: [CLK] Show image directly: [IMG] Show a clickable thumbnail linking to the original: [TMB]	Get item URLs A B Patil Flight Lieutenant Appasaheb Bhagwant Patil (3242 GD(P)), commissioned into the IAF in Sept 45, appears to have been a flight commander with the Squadron Views: 1154 Show URLs + Link to the page of the item: [CLK] Show image directly: [IMG] Show a clickable thumbnail linking to the item: [TMB] Link to the page of the item: [CLK] Show image directly: [IMG] Show a clickable thumbnail linking to the original: [TMB]	Get item URLs L M Katre Future Chief of Air Staff, Flt Lt Lakshman Madhav Katre (3117 GD(P)) went on to command No.7 Squadron in the early 60s. Views: 1283 Show URLs + Link to the page of the item: [CLK] Show image directly: [IMG] Show a clickable thumbnail linking to the item: [TMB] Link to the page of the item: [CLK] Show image directly: [IMG] Show a clickable thumbnail linking to the original: [TMB]
Get item URLs Ken Larkins Flight Lieutenant Kenneth Hubert Larkins (3511 GD(P)), retired as an Air Vice Marshal. Views: 1242 Show URLs + Link to the page of the item: [CLK] Show image directly: [IMG] Show a clickable thumbnail linking to the item: [TMB] Link to the page of the item: [CLK] Show image directly: [IMG] Show a clickable thumbnail linking to the original: [TMB]	Get item URLs Bundle Views: 1040 Show URLs + Link to the page of the item: [CLK] Show image directly: [IMG] Show a clickable thumbnail linking to the item: [TMB] Link to the page of the item: [CLK] Show image directly: [IMG] Show a clickable thumbnail linking to the original: [TMB]	Get item URLs "Doc Aloo" - Ahluwalia Flt Lt (Dr) Ahluwalia was the squadron medical officer. Views: 1238 Show URLs + Link to the page of the item: [CLK] Show image directly: [IMG] Show a clickable thumbnail linking to the item: [TMB] Link to the page of the item: [CLK] Show image directly: [IMG] Show a clickable thumbnail linking to the original: [TMB]
Get item URLs Guruji Views: 1104 Show URLs + Link to the page of the item: [CLK] Show image directly: [IMG] Show a clickable thumbnail linking to the item: [TMB] Link to the page of the item: [CLK] Show image directly: [IMG] Show a clickable thumbnail linking to the original: [TMB]	Get item URLs Mukho Views: 1111 Show URLs + Link to the page of the item: [CLK] Show image directly: [IMG] Show a clickable thumbnail linking to the item: [TMB] Link to the page of the item: [CLK] Show image directly: [IMG] Show a clickable thumbnail linking to the original: [TMB]	Get item URLs Pete Gautam Popularly known as "Pete", Pilot Officer Padmanabha Gautam, (4482 GD(P)), moved on to fly Canberras and distinguished himself in the Congo, Views: 1128 Show URLs + Link to the page of the item: [CLK] Show image directly: [IMG] Show a clickable thumbnail linking to the item: [TMB] Link to the page of the item: [CLK] Show image directly: [IMG] Show a clickable thumbnail linking to the original: [TMB]
Get item URLs "Python" Jasbir Singh Jasbir Singh - also known as "Jessie" was killed during the 1965 Indo-Pak War while on a counter air mission with No.3 Squadron Views: 1127 Show URLs + Link to the page of the item: [CLK] Show image directly: [IMG] Show a clickable thumbnail linking to the item: [TMB] Link to the page of the item: [CLK] Show image directly: [IMG] Show a clickable thumbnail linking to the original: [TMB]	Get item URLs "Ranga Ranga" Possibly Krishnaswamy Rangachari (4447 GD(P)). Views: 1089 Show URLs + Link to the page of the item: [CLK] Show image directly: [IMG] Show a clickable thumbnail linking to the item: [TMB] Link to the page of the item: [CLK] Show image directly: [IMG] Show a clickable thumbnail linking to the original: [TMB]	Get item URLs Ranjit Dhawan, (4572 GD(P)), popularly known as "Jit", later re-raised No.220 Squadron on the indigenous HAL HF-24 Marut and led it during Views: 1100 Show URLs + Link to the page of the item: [CLK] Show image directly: [IMG] Show a clickable thumbnail linking to the item: [TMB] Link to the page of the item: [CLK] Show image directly: [IMG] Show a clickable thumbnail linking to the original: [TMB]
Get item URLs Whiskers Rebello Views: 1056 Show URLs + Link to the page of the item: [CLK] Show image directly: [IMG] Show a clickable thumbnail linking to the item: [TMB] Link to the page of the item: [CLK] Show image directly: [IMG] Show a clickable thumbnail linking to the original: [TMB]	Get item URLs Sabi Views: 904 Show URLs + Link to the page of the item: [CLK] Show image directly: [IMG] Show a clickable thumbnail linking to the item: [TMB] Link to the page of the item: [CLK] Show image directly: [IMG] Show a clickable thumbnail linking to the original: [TMB]	Get item URLs S B Bhagwat Sureshchandra Bhaskar Bhagwat, (4800 GD(P)), flew Hawker Hunters with No.7 Squadron during the 1965 War and was lost on an operational mission on Sep Views: 914 Show URLs + Link to the page of the item: [CLK] Show image directly: [IMG] Show a clickable thumbnail linking to the item: [TMB] Link to the page of the item: [CLK] Show image directly: [IMG] Show a clickable thumbnail linking to the original: [TMB]
Get item URLs Sunder Chettiar Views: 946 Show URLs + Link to the page of the item: [CLK] Show image directly: [IMG] Show a clickable thumbnail linking to the item: [TMB] Link to the page of the item: [CLK] Show image directly: [IMG] Show a clickable thumbnail linking to the original: [TMB]	Get item URLs Anand Singh Giri (4674 GD(P)) Pilot Officer Anand Singh Giri, No 4674 GD(P), died in service on 02 Dec 1954, while flying a Vampire FB 52 No IB 429 of No2 Squadron IAF at Kharindwa ranges, near Ambala . His vampire did not pull from a dive bombing run. Views: 1046 Show URLs + Link to the page of the item: [CLK] Show image directly: [IMG] Show a clickable thumbnail linking to the item: [TMB] Link to the page of the item: [CLK] Show image directly: [IMG] Show a clickable thumbnail linking to the original: [TMB]	Get item URLs Unnamed02 Views: 1087 Show URLs + Link to the page of the item: [CLK] Show image directly: [IMG] Show a clickable thumbnail linking to the item: [TMB] Link to the page of the item: [CLK] Show image directly: [IMG] Show a clickable thumbnail linking to the original: [TMB]
Get item URLs Plt Offr Mehta (RIP) Pilot Officer Mehta, died in an unfortunate motorbike accident while on route to Delhi from Ambala. Views: 1161 Show URLs + Link to the page of the item: [CLK] Show image directly: [IMG] Show a clickable thumbnail linking to the item: [TMB] Link to the page of the item: [CLK] Show image directly: [IMG] Show a clickable thumbnail linking to the original: [TMB]	Get item URLs Unnamed04 Views: 897 Show URLs + Link to the page of the item: [CLK] Show image directly: [IMG] Show a clickable thumbnail linking to the item: [TMB] Link to the page of the item: [CLK] Show image directly: [IMG] Show a clickable thumbnail linking to the original: [TMB]	Get item URLs Unnamed05 Views: 1164 Show URLs + Link to the page of the item: [CLK] Show image directly: [IMG] Show a clickable thumbnail linking to the item: [TMB] Link to the page of the item: [CLK] Show image directly: [IMG] Show a clickable thumbnail linking to the original: [TMB]
Get item URLs A Sridharan Annaswami Sridharan, (4761 GD(P)), led No.221 Squadron over the skies of East Pakistan during the 1971 War. Later on, he would command TACDE. Views: 1061 Show URLs + Link to the page of the item: [CLK] Show image directly: [IMG] Show a clickable thumbnail linking to the item: [TMB] Link to the page of the item: [CLK] Show image directly: [IMG] Show a clickable thumbnail linking to the original: [TMB]	Get item URLs Bandook Flt Lt A V Munim Views: 1150 Show URLs + Link to the page of the item: [CLK] Show image directly: [IMG] Show a clickable thumbnail linking to the item: [TMB] Link to the page of the item: [CLK] Show image directly: [IMG] Show a clickable thumbnail linking to the original: [TMB]	Get item URLs "Crook Master" Views: 1067 Show URLs + Link to the page of the item: [CLK] Show image directly: [IMG] Show a clickable thumbnail linking to the item: [TMB] Link to the page of the item: [CLK] Show image directly: [IMG] Show a clickable thumbnail linking to the original: [TMB]
Get item URLs Hugo Gracias Views: 1079 Show URLs + Link to the page of the item: [CLK] Show image directly: [IMG] Show a clickable thumbnail linking to the item: [TMB] Link to the page of the item: [CLK] Show image directly: [IMG] Show a clickable thumbnail linking to the original: [TMB]	Get item URLs J F Josephs JF Josephs' Photograph collection can be seen on our site.. Joe went on to serve the IAF for 20 years before retiring and migrating to Australia. Views: 1055 Show URLs + Link to the page of the item: [CLK] Show image directly: [IMG] Show a clickable thumbnail linking to the item: [TMB] Link to the page of the item: [CLK] Show image directly: [IMG] Show a clickable thumbnail linking to the original: [TMB]	Get item URLs Kanwar Views: 1066 Show URLs + Link to the page of the item: [CLK] Show image directly: [IMG] Show a clickable thumbnail linking to the item: [TMB] Link to the page of the item: [CLK] Show image directly: [IMG] Show a clickable thumbnail linking to the original: [TMB]
Get item URLs Masterjee Views: 1183 Show URLs + Link to the page of the item: [CLK] Show image directly: [IMG] Show a clickable thumbnail linking to the item: [TMB] Link to the page of the item: [CLK] Show image directly: [IMG] Show a clickable thumbnail linking to the original: [TMB]

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