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No.102 Survey Flight


Date Raised : 1951-12-01 Disbanded : 1959-12-10
102 Survey Flight which formed at Barrackpore circa 1951. In 1959 it moved to Agra and amalgamated with 106 SR Units to form 106 SR Squadron. 102 Survey Flt became A Flight and 106 SRU became B Flight.
Aircraft Types operated over the years:

Commanding Officers


01 Dec 51 - 30 Nov 53
Squadron Leader
Shanti Pada Dutta
2000 GD(P)
CO
Agra

30 Nov 53 - 31 Jan 57
Squadron Leader
Krishnarao Joshua Bhim Rao
2431 GD(P)
CO
Agra

31 Jan 57 - 30 Sep 58
Squadron Leader
Vonthibettu Prabhakara Hegde
3080 GD(P)
CO
Agra

01 Sep 58 - 31 Dec 59
Squadron Leader
Manmohan Athale
3306 GD(N)
CO
Agra
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Unit continued existence as 106 Sqn
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