| Kohat 1946 |
The RAF commissioned Kohat for operational purposes in 1922 to meet the threat posed by tribesmen of the northern and western areas of the Frontier Province. Kohat was one of the three stations in the region, the other two being Peshawar and Risalpur.
In 1943 a decision was taken to 'Indianise' the the station and Wg Cdr Mukerjee was posted as the first Indian CO of the station in 1943. He was suceeded by Mehar Singh, A M Engineer and Arjan Singh.
After completion of its tour, No.2 Squadron flew
back to Kohat for rest. OD Agnihotri was also part of the squadron to come back to Kohat.
It appears that sometime after his return, he was directly on the Station staff, working
along with Wg Cdr Aspy Engineer, the then CO.
| Photo Labelled as 27 'B' Course - Top L to R: P/O Shroff, P/O Edmiston, P/O Jacob, P/O M Singh. Sitting L to R : F/O Agnihotri, F/O Eduljee, F/O Bobb |
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"The founders of AFS Katni" - Whats the story behind this picture? Fg Offr OD Agnihotri is sitting second from right. Sitting third from right is Fg Offr A K Ganguly. | ||||||
| c1946, Kohat . OD Agnihotri proudly sports the ribbons for his 1939-45 Star and the Burma Star. |  |
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Relaxing after a game of Tennis with Fg Offr Jaffri | ||||||
| Wg Cdr Aspy Merwan Engineer DFC, OC, Kohat. Aspy became the Chief of Air Staff in 1960. |  |
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OD Agnihotri (center) at a get together with the OC, Aspy Engineer and another unidentified officer. | ||||||
| Same Occasion, Anyone id the other officer? |  |
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Kohat 1946 | ||||||
| 'No.2 RIAF Kohat 46'. But possibly a group photograph of the Kohat Station personnel. OD Agnihotri is seated ninth from left. Probably F/L Ghose seated on his right. Aspy Engineer is sitting eleventh from the right. |  |
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A Hawker Hurricane with OTU markings '68' in flight. | ||||||
| This photograph was marked "My beloved", and a pretty creative
pinup nose art seldom see on IAF aircraft. Spitfire Mk VIIIe , most probably this
aircraft is MT841. This Spitfire was with No.2 Sqn from 20 Jan 46, and
was written off on 29th Jan 1947, when P/O Pat Callaghan belly landed the aircraft in
Kohat airfield. The aircraft engine had caught fire after an oil leak in circuit. |
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Possibly 1946, Occasion unknown. With the Maharajkumar of Jodhpur standing left most, Fg Offr OD Agnihotri, Flt Lt Lall, the Maharaja of Jodhpur and others. Photographed at 'Bal Samand' Lake, on 30 August" | ||||||
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| At a Railway Station in 1946. Unknown date and place. OD Agnihotri standing on the right. It is clear that the freight wagon design has not changed much in over sixty years! |  |
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Barracks ready for inspection - Unknown date and place | ||||||
