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Target Towing Flight Date Raised : 1977-06-27 Location : Kalaikunda TTF (No 1 and No 2) was formed in Jan 1947 on Vengeance was disbanded but got disbanded in July 1947. TTF was formed again at ATW in Jamnagar in 1951 on the Tempest. TTF gave up Tempest in Sep 55 and took up Toofanis which it flew for more than 10 years. TTF changed to Mystere in 1968-69. Further changed to Hunter - Roughly around 1972 and also moved to KKD from Jamnagar. TTF was disbanded around 2001-2002 with the Hunter decommissioning.
Aircraft Types operated over the years: |
Commanding Officers | |||||
| Dates | Rank & Name | Number | Remarks | Location | Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown to 01 Dec 58 | Flight Lieutenant Stanhope Patrick Fisher | 4108 GD(P) | CO | Jamnagar | |
| Unknown to 31 Aug 67 | Squadron Leader Allan David Alley | 4975 GD(P) | CO | Jamnagar |  |
| 01 Sep 67 to | Flight Lieutenant Darshan Singh Basra | 6519 GD(P) | CO | Jamnagar |  |
| Unknown to 01 Apr 70 | Squadron Leader Vishnu Narain Johri | 5676 GD(P) | CO | Jamnagar |  |
| 01 Jan 85 to 31 Oct 86 | Wing Commander Jai Singh Gahlawat | 11280 GD(P) | CO | Kalaikunda |  |
| 01 Oct 88 to 31 May 91 | Wing Commander Sankara Pillai Kaliyal Janardanan Nair | 10537 GD(P) | CO | Kalaikunda |  |
| Unknown to 01 Dec 98 | Wing Commander Paramjit Singh Mann | 15570 F(P) | CO | Kalaikunda |  |
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