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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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Get item URLs 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 Views: 505 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 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 Views: 461 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 Squadron Officers with one of their Spitfire XIVs. Flt Lt C D Subia in the center. Balan is standing fifth from left. Views: 463 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 Balan (far right) and three other officers, Carlton, Sen and Unidentified pose by a statue. The photo was taken on an Island off Iwakuni. Views: 433 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 Horsing around on a field trip - Balan (right) and Anthony (left) stand over the Accounts Officer Haider as if on a Shikar Views: 437 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 Balan In Winter working uniform Views: 391 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 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 Views: 331 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 Playing around - Balan on the shoulders and back of F/O Afridi, a Pathan officer. Note the BCOF shoulder patch. Views: 305 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 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 Views: 340 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 George Nallaya with Elkins. Nallaya would late raise No.41 Squadron on the DHC-3 Otter in 1958. Views: 389 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 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 Views: 330 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 Rollo and FS Hussain haul up Nallaya - Rollo retired as a Wg Cdr from the PAF. Views: 421 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 Laurie Elkins, AIK "Tony" Suares, Balan , Cecil Digby and Srinivasan (Equipment Officer) Views: 415 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 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 Views: 427 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 There was little interaction with the Japanese civilians at either Miho or at Iwakuni. Some civilians and soldiers are seen in this photograph Views: 417 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 Buildings and Barracks at Miho, Japan. Views: 401 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 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 Views: 306 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 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. Views: 404 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 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 . Views: 400 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 George Nallaya Views: 403 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 Balan, pondering at the sky in a moment of solitude Views: 413 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 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. Views: 408 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 C D Subia relaxing at Miho Views: 314 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 Balan - unknown place and date Views: 378 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 Fg Offr Qadir with a Japanese Lady Views: 415 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 Hanging loose - Balan smoking a pipe Views: 403 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 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) Views: 449 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 George Nallaya and FS Hussain Views: 389 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 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 Views: 435 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 Fuad Hussain and Afridi with one of the Spitfires. Hussain seems to have just returned from a sortie. Views: 324 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 George Nallaya standing in the Snow. Views: 221 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 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! Views: 251 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 Balan holding up a giant snowball. Views: 377 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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