BharatRakshak Indian Air Force| 65th Pilots Course

65th Pilots Course

Commencement :
Commissioned :	16th April 1955
Trained at :	No.2 Air Force Academy, Jodhpur Conversion Training Unit, Hakimpet (Fighters) Conversion and Training Squadron, Agra (Transports)
Intake :
Output :
Commission Numbers :	4874 GD(P) to 4923 GD(P)

The 65th Pilots Course was commissioned on 16th April 1955 at the Air Force Flying College in Jodhpur. The list of officers commissioned in this batch had service numbers from 4874 GD(P) to 4923 GD(P) (Click link to view names). The pilots from 65th PC were in the thick of action in both the wars. Madhabendra Banerji (MVC), Farokh J Mehta (VrC), Ajit Lamba (VrC), Jiwa Singh (VrC) are some of the distinguished award winners from the wars.

In 2005, the surviving members of the course gathered at Air Force Academy Dundigal to celebrate their fiftieth anniversary of their passing out parade. A special souvenir was published on that occasion.

Date: 07/29/2007

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65 Pilots Course at the Conversion Training Unit, Hakimpet. May 1955

Last Row L to R (Standing) : Pilot Officers: SS Aujla, BP Singh, KN Pillai, M Chandra, MA Gurney, VK Naidu, SC Sahni, KP Chatterjee, AS Lamba, AW Lele, RC Kohli, HKL Saxena, GL Daniel, KS Vohra, (Click above

Date: 07/29/2007