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1 Bengal Air Sqn NCC


Date Raised : 1950-04-01 Location : Kolkata
1 BEN Air Nqn NCC was formed as 2 (Bengal) NCC Air Sqn at Calcutta on 1 April 1950. It was changed to 1 BEN Air Sqn likely sometime around 1962. As per a HAL report of 1966, it is likely that 1 BEN and 2 BEN Air Sqn’s, both at Calcutta interchanged names.

Commanding Officers


12 May 86 - 31 Dec 87
Wing Commander
John Vincent D'Silva
10447 GD(P)
CO
Calcutta

Unknown -
Wing Commander
Sumit Mukherjee
17000 F(P)
CO
Kolkata
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