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
Date: 12/09/2007
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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
Date: 12/09/2007
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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.
Date: 12/09/2007
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Ken Larkins
Flight Lieutenant Kenneth Hubert Larkins (3511 GD(P)), retired as an Air Vice Marshal.
Date: 12/09/2007
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Bundle
Date: 12/09/2007
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"Doc Aloo" - Ahluwalia
Flt Lt (Dr) Ahluwalia was the squadron medical officer.
Date: 12/09/2007
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Guruji
Date: 12/09/2007
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Mukho
Date: 12/09/2007
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Pete Gautam
Popularly known as "Pete", Pilot Officer Padmanabha Gautam, (4482 GD(P)), moved on to fly Canberras and distinguished himself in the Congo,
Date: 12/09/2007
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"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
Date: 12/09/2007
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"Ranga Ranga"
Possibly Krishnaswamy Rangachari (4447 GD(P)).
Date: 12/09/2007
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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
Date: 12/09/2007
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Whiskers Rebello
Date: 12/09/2007
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Sabi
Date: 12/09/2007
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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
Date: 12/09/2007
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Sunder Chettiar
Date: 12/09/2007
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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.
Date: 12/09/2007
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Unnamed02
Date: 12/09/2007
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Plt Offr Mehta (RIP)
Pilot Officer Mehta, died in an unfortunate motorbike accident while on route to Delhi from Ambala.
Date: 12/09/2007
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Unnamed04
Date: 12/09/2007
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Unnamed05
Date: 12/09/2007
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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.
Date: 12/09/2007
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Bandook Flt Lt A V Munim
Date: 12/09/2007
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"Crook Master"
Date: 12/09/2007
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Hugo Gracias
Date: 12/09/2007
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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.
Date: 12/09/2007
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Kanwar
Date: 12/09/2007
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Masterjee
Date: 12/09/2007
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