Military unit
No. 108 Squadron (Hawkeyes ) was a fighter squadron of Indian Air Force . The squadron was equipped with MiG-21M and was based at Pathankot Air Force Station . The squadron was number plated in December 2017.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3]
The Hawk, with its keen eyesight, symbolizes the search and acquisition of the target. The lightning and the battle axe denote an immediate response and the power of the strike. The Hawkeye squadron was formed on 20 November 1959 at Halwara. The squadron was initially equipped with Vampire aircraft and was assigned the role of Army Cooperation and photo-Reconnaissance.[ 4]
The squadron was number plated in December 2017.[ 1]
Aircraft types operated by the squadron:
Commanding Officers [ edit ]
From
To
Service Number
Rank & Name
Location
Photo
07 Dec 59
15 Apr 62
3650 F(P)
Squadron Leader Keshava Prasad Misra
Halwara
16 May 62
12 May 65
3881 F(P)
Squadron Leader Robert Arnold Weir
Halwara/ Pathankot
13 May 65
26 May 65
4673 GD(P)
Squadron Leader Nuggehalli Krishnaswamy Ramprasad
Pathankot
27 Jun 65
10 Dec 67
4582 F(P)
Squadron Leader Eric Lionel Allen
Pathankot/ Bagdogra/
11 Dec 67
19 Nov 68
4608 F(P)
Squadron Leader Dilip Shankar Jog
Bareilly
20 Nov 68
16 Jul 72
4489 F(P)
Wing Commander Balchandra Shankar Deshmukh
Bareilly
17 Jul 72
21 May 73
4899 F(P)
Wing Commander Onkar Singh Wadhawan
Bareilly
22 May 73
17 Jul 75
4736 F(P)
Wing Commander Rajendra Kumar Dhawan
Adampur
18 Jul 75
05 Feb 76
5178 F(P)
Wing Commander Mohan Murdeshwar
Adampur
06 Feb 76
13 Jul 76
5060 F(P)
Wing Commander Thupakulu Narasimhulu Bhavani Shankar
Adampur
14 Jul 76
22 Oct 78
5596 F(P)
Wing Commander Viney Kapila
Adampur
23 Oct 78
14 Jan 80
6748 F(P)
Wing Commander Philip Rajkumar
Adampur
15 Jan 80
05 May 82
7415 F(P)
Wing Commander Kumarendra De
Adampur/ Bhatinda
06 May 82
28 Jun 82
8444 F(P)
Wing Commander Prabhat Chandra Prasad
Adampur
26 Jul 82
28 Feb 85
8186 F(P)
Wing Commander Ashley Malcolm Rodriques
Adampur
28 Feb 85
20 Apr 87
11296 F(P)
Wing Commander James Arun Benjamin
Adampur
28 Apr 87
01 Jan 88
11592 F(P)
Wing Commander Adhip Banerjee
Adampur
11 Jan 88
04 Jan 90
12218 F(P)
Wing Commander Ashok Vishwanath Bhagwat
Adampur
04 Jan 90
20 Jan 92
12403 F(P)
Wing Commander Kanwar Dalinderjit Singh
Adampur
20 Jan 92
03 Jan 94
13382 F(P)
Wing Commander Anjan Kumar Gogoi
Adampur
03 Jan 94
18 Sep 95
13911 F(P)
Wing Commander Motilal Nalluri
Adampur
18 Sep 95
24 Nov 97
15036 F(P)
Wing Commander Narinder Pal Singh
Adampur
24 Nov 97
10 Jan 00
15206 F(P)
Wing Commander Harjinder Jit Singh Jallawalla
Pathankot
10 Jan 00
15 Jul 02
16559 F(P)
Wing Commander Sanjeev Narayan Deshpande
Pathankot
15 Jul 02
27 Jun 04
17343 F(P)
Wing Commander Mohan Kumar Rao
Pathankot
28 Jun 04
13 Aug 06
18561 F(P)
Wing Commander Balkrishnan Balachandran
Pathankot
04 Aug 08
09 May 10
21505 F(P)
Wing Commander Ganapathiraju Srinivas
Bhuj/ Nal
22 Sep 14
03 Mar 16
23987 F(P)
Wing Commander Rahul Mathur
Nal
04 Mar 16
03 Jul 16
23987 F(P)
Group Captain Rahul Mathur
Nal
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