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The Pilots of the Second World War
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Legends Both of em : 'Baba' Mehar Singh with Subroto . Mehar Singh recieved the Maha Vir Chakra during the 1948 Kashmir Operations.
Photograph of Indian Pilots from Walton near Lahore in 1941. Details unknown - believed to have Plt Offr M Barker in the picture.
Pilots of 8 Squadron check the Squadron's report on Aircrew status. Sqn Ldr Nur Khan is sitting on table in front.
new.gif (147 bytes)March 1944. Captain Cotton (rear right), an Army Liaison Officer, gives crews details regarding Japanese positions. The Unit is believed to be 8 Squadron -
Legends Are Us - A Unique photograph taken during the IAF Squadron Commander's conference in 1944.

Standing (L to R): Flt. Lt. Kipps, Wg. Cdr. Fish, Sqn. Ldr. Arjan Singh, Sqn. Ldr. Upton, Sqn. Ldr. Haider, Gp. Capt. HJC Proud, Sqn. Ldr. Prithpal Singh, Wg. Cdr. Subroto Mukherjee, Sqn. Ldr. Majithia, Sqn. Ldr. Niranjan Prasad and Wg. Cdr. Coot Robinson.

Sitting (L to R): 'Jumbo' Majumdar, Mehar Singh and Hem Chaudhuri.
A newly decorated Sqn Ldr Arjan Singh with Sqn Ldr M K Janjua . The coveted DFC Ribbon is prominent under Arjan Singh's wings. Janjua went to the PAF on partition. He was later convicted of a role in the 'Rawalpindi Conspiracy' and was made to quit.
From the Squadron Commanders Meet, the Sikh COs get together. L to R Sqn Ldr Arjan Singh, Sqn Ldr Mehar Singh and Sqn Ldr Prithpal Singh. Prithpal Singh died later in the year in a Hurricane crash. Mehar Singh died in a civilian aircraft crash after retiring from the IAF.
new.gif (147 bytes)The IAF had a Display Flight that toured the country to generate awareness on the IAF and also to promote recruitment. For a short period till his death, Jumbo Majumdar commanded the flight. Wg Cdr Jumbo Majumdar (Std 3rd from left) with members of the IAF Exhibition Flight in thier distinctive light colored flying overalls sporting the RIAF Crests. The Exhibition flight flew Hurricanes as seen here. [Via Amit Javadekar] -
Wg Cdr Arjan Singh, took over as CO of the IAF EF afterwards. He is seen here along with Field Marshal Sir Claude Auchinleck and the other members of the team. [Via Sree Kumar]

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