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Gallery History The RIAF in World War Two No.4 Squadron in Japan (1946-47) - The Personnel

No.4 Squadron in Japan (1946-47) - The Personnel

Capt M Balan Collection


Part I : Training Part II : Japan Album I : No.4 Sqn Album II : The Aircraft

Various photographs from Capt M Balan's collection showing officers and men of No.4 Squadron during their tenure in Japan as part of the British Commonwealth Occupation Force.

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4Sqn01.jpg
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The entire contingent of No.4 Squadron, officers and men that went to Japan as part of the British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF). Note the 4 Squadron Crest displayed in the center. The photo was taken in Japan in front of the Airmens Mess during

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4Sqn-Pilots.jpg
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Squadron Officers at Miho. Standing (L to R): AIK Suares, Toric Zachariah, Foster , FS Hussain, Bahadur Ji, D Subia Sitting: Balan, Andrew Wiseman with a local stray dog, Anthony

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4Sqn-Group.jpg
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Squadron Officers with one of their Spitfire XIVs. Flt Lt C D Subia in the center. Balan is standing fifth from left.

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Trip.jpg
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Balan (far right) and three other officers, Carlton, Sen and Unidentified pose by a statue. The photo was taken on an Island off Iwakuni.

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Horsing around on a field trip - Balan (right) and Anthony (left) stand over the Accounts Officer Haider as if on a Shikar

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Balan-Iwakuni.jpg
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Balan In Winter working uniform

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Miho-Others.jpg
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Officers of No.4 Squadron standing outside a Hangar at Miho. Balan took this photograph. L to R Standing sideways is Hussein. Facing camera is Johnny Rollo. Back to camera is George Nallaiya, close friend of Balan. Standing a distance

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Playing around - Balan on the shoulders and back of F/O Afridi, a Pathan officer. Note the BCOF shoulder patch.

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George Nallaya, Suares and FS Hussain at Miho. Suares retired as an Air Commodore - having earned a Vir Chakra in 48 and a bar to it in 1961 in Congo. F S Hussain went to

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Nalaya-BritishOfficer.jpg
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George Nallaya with Elkins. Nallaya would late raise No.41 Squadron on the DHC-3 Otter in 1958.

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Khanna-FS-Rollo.jpg
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M D Khanna with FS Hussain and R D Rollo. Khanna commanded No.3 Squadron and was later AOC Ambala. Note Spitfire NH871 in the background

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Rollo-Nalaya-FS.jpg
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Rollo and FS Hussain haul up Nallaya - Rollo retired as a Wg Cdr from the PAF.

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Laurie Elkins, AIK "Tony" Suares, Balan , Cecil Digby and Srinivasan (Equipment Officer)

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Geisha-House-Visit.jpg
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The pilots of No.4 Squadron were taken to a Geisha House along with some Army officers. L-R: Zachariah, Rollo, Japanese hostess, S/L Barker, Elkins (Mustache), Flt.Lt Subia, an unnamed Army Signals Officer (with turban), Rampal, Balan

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Japanese-Soldiers-Civilians.jpg
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There was little interaction with the Japanese civilians at either Miho or at Iwakuni. Some civilians and soldiers are seen in this photograph

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Buildings and Barracks at Miho, Japan.

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Balan-Others-02.jpg
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At Trichy- Kajamalai, before Balan was posted to No.4 Squadron. L-R: F/O Christopher Thangaraj Muthayah of 8 Squadron (who died in a Spitfire crash in Trichy a few days after the photo was taken), Balan and F/O Mohite, a Maharashtrian p

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Balan-Unknown.jpg
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Balan with F/O C T Muthayah in Trichy. Muthayah was killed on 19 March 46 during a belly landing in a Spitfire at Trichnopoly.

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Balan at the wheel of a "battle wagon". Balan was the officer in charge of Motor Transportation as part of his general duties while not flying .

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Nalaya.jpg
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George Nallaya

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Sky-Gazing.jpg
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Balan, pondering at the sky in a moment of solitude

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Wiseman-Balan.jpg
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Balan getting a light from F/O Andrew Wiseman. Wiseman was an Anglo-Indian who later joined Tata Air India and perished in the crash of a Dakota passenger plane he was piloting in Ooty in the 1960’s; there were no survivors.

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C D Subia relaxing at Miho

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Balan03.jpg
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Balan - unknown place and date

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Qadir-JapaneseLady.jpg
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Fg Offr Qadir with a Japanese Lady

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Hanging loose - Balan smoking a pipe

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Standing L to R: F/O Zachariah and F/O Suares. Sitting L to R - F/O Balan and F/O Afridi (looking down at child)

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George Nallaya and FS Hussain

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Japanese Cleaning Ladies who worked at Miho - The work crews would clean up the accomodation and barracks while the pilots were gone for thier duty

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Fuad Hussain and Afridi with one of the Spitfires. Hussain seems to have just returned from a sortie.

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George Nallaya standing in the Snow.

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Cecil Digby takes the opportunity to pose in the snow. For many of the Indian pilots, this was the first time they had seen snow!

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Balan holding up a giant snowball.

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