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Gallery History The Era of the Jets : 1948 - 1960 Group Captain B S Raje (1935-2007)

Group Captain B S Raje (1935-2007)

by Rakesh Raje

Gp.Capt. Bipinchandra Shantaram Raje, was born in Bombay on the 17th October 1935. He attended the King George high school and thereafter the Ruparel College. During his College days he joined the NCC air wing and earned his private pilot’s license from the Bombay Flying Club, before joining the Indian Air Force.

He was commissioned on the 25th August 1956 in the 69th Pilot’s Course. During his initial days he flew the Vampires and the Toofanis and later converted to the Mystere IVa. He saw action during the Goa Liberation in 1961.

In the 1965 Indo-Pak war he was part of No.1 Squadron "Tigers" based at Adampur.  He later went on to convert to the Su-7 and joined the 222 Sqn.

Continued in Part 2

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NCC Air Wing
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NCC Air Wing

As a Cadet of the NCC Air wing at Bombay Flying Club. The aircraft in the background is a Piper Super Cub.

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Harvard at No.2 AFA Jodhpur
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Harvard at No.2 AFA Jodhpur

At the Air Force Academy, Jodhpur flying solo in the Harvard (IT337) - Early 1956

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Commissioning Dinner Night
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Commissioning Dinner Night

Pilot Officer at Jodhpur. 25th August 1956 at commissioning. (L-R) P/O Yakub, P/O Bhalla, P/O Raje, P/O Madan

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Vampire at Warangal Air Field
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Vampire at Warangal Air Field

Conversion Training Unit, Warangal Airfield 1956. The CTU was based at Hakimpet but operated aircraft out of Warangal Airfield. BS Raje seen here with a Vampire in 1956

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Plt Offr Hariharan and Raje
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Plt Offr Hariharan and Raje

Pilot Officer K A Hariharan and B S Raje on the wing of a Vampire at Warangal Air Field, as part of CTU Training in 1956

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Toofanis at Ambala
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Toofanis at Ambala

Climbing into the cockpit of the Toofani - Ambala 1958. Even though equipped with an ejection seat, the pilot had to carry his parachute with him all the time.

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Flight Commander with the Swifts
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Flight Commander with the Swifts

On the Gnats at Kalaikunda. Flt Cdr in 22 Sqn. 1967.

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