306 Wing


Date Raised : 1950-03-16 Disbanded : 1955-01-21 Location : Halwara
Originally raised as 306 Wing at Palam on 16 March 1950, it moved to Halwara and subsequently renamed to 9 Wing on 29 Jan 1955. Halwara played an active role in both the 1965 and 1971 wars. In recent years, it was home to the last of the MiG-23BN Unitss

Commanding Officers

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DatesRank & NameNumberRemarksLocationPhoto
16 Mar 50 to 08 Aug 51Wing Commander Hrushikesh Moolgavkar1644 GD(P)Stn CdrHalwara
08 Aug 51 to 08 Feb 53Wing Commander Ramachandra Balaji Godkhindi1760 GD(O)Stn CdrHalwara
08 Feb 53 to 21 Jan 55Wing Commander Jagbir Singh Bolarya1663 GD(O)Stn CdrHalwara
Unit continued existence as 9 Wing

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