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{{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}} | {{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}} | ||
{{Infobox military unit | {{Infobox military unit | ||
|unit_name= No. 108 Squadron | | unit_name = No. 108 Squadron | ||
|image= | | image = 108squadroniaflogo.jpg | ||
|caption= | | caption = | ||
|dates= 20 November 1959 - 29 December 2017 | | dates = 20 November 1959 - 29 December 2017 | ||
|country={{flagicon|India}} [[Republic of India]] | | country = {{flagicon|India}} [[Republic of India]] | ||
|allegiance= | | allegiance = | ||
|branch={{air force|India}} | | branch = {{air force|India}} | ||
|type= | | type = | ||
|role=[[Fighter aircraft|Fighter]] | | role = [[Fighter aircraft|Fighter]] | ||
|size= | | size = | ||
|command_structure= | | command_structure = | ||
|garrison=[[Pathankot Air Force Station|Pathankot AFS]] | | garrison = [[Pathankot Air Force Station|Pathankot AFS]] | ||
|garrison_label= | | garrison_label = | ||
|nickname="Hawkeyes" | | nickname = "Hawkeyes" | ||
|patron= | | patron = | ||
|motto=''Shodan Aur Aakraman''<br>Search and Strike | | motto = ''Shodan Aur Aakraman''<br>Search and Strike | ||
|colors= | | colors = | ||
|colors_label= | | colors_label = | ||
|march= | | march = | ||
|mascot= | | mascot = | ||
|equipment= | | equipment = | ||
|equipment_label= | | equipment_label = | ||
|battles= | | battles = | ||
|anniversaries= | | anniversaries = | ||
|decorations= | | decorations = | ||
|battle_honours= | | battle_honours = | ||
|disbanded= | | disbanded = <!-- Commanders --> | ||
<!-- Commanders --> | | commander1 = | ||
|commander1= | | commander1_label = | ||
|commander1_label= | | commander2 = | ||
|commander2= | | commander2_label = | ||
|commander2_label= | | commander3 = | ||
|commander3= | | commander3_label = | ||
|commander3_label= | | notable_commanders = <!-- Insignia --> | ||
|notable_commanders= | | identification_symbol = | ||
<!-- Insignia --> | | identification_symbol_label = | ||
|identification_symbol= | | identification_symbol_2 = | ||
|identification_symbol_label= | | identification_symbol_2_label = <!-- Aircraft --> | ||
|identification_symbol_2= | | aircraft_attack = | ||
|identification_symbol_2_label= | | aircraft_bomber = | ||
<!-- Aircraft --> | | aircraft_electronic = | ||
|aircraft_attack= | | aircraft_fighter = | ||
|aircraft_bomber= | | aircraft_recon = | ||
|aircraft_electronic= | | aircraft_trainer = | ||
|aircraft_fighter= | | aircraft_transport = | ||
|aircraft_recon= | |||
|aircraft_trainer= | |||
|aircraft_transport= | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''No. 108 Squadron''' (''Hawkeyes'') | '''No. 108 Squadron''' (''Hawkeyes'') was a fighter squadron of [[Indian Air Force]]. The squadron was equipped with [[MiG-21|MiG-21M]] and was based at [[Pathankot Air Force Station]]. The squadron was number plated in December 2017.<ref name="108-retired"/><ref name=BRakshak>{{cite web|title=Squadrons and Helicopter Units|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Units/Squadrons/292-Squadrons.html|publisher=Bharat Rakshak|access-date=4 December 2015}}</ref><ref name="vayu-janfeb17">{{cite magazine|title=New CAS flies solo in MiG-21M|url=http://www.vayuaerospace.in/issue/vayu-issue-vayu-issue-i-jan-feb-2017.pdf|magazine=Vayu Aerospace and Defence Review|date=January–February 2017|issue=1|pages=14|publisher=Society for Aerospace Studies}}</ref> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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|- | |- | ||
| [[MiG-21|MiG-21 M]] || July 1973 || 29 December 2017 || [[Adampur Air Force Station|AFS Adampur]] | | [[MiG-21|MiG-21 M]] || July 1973 || 29 December 2017 || [[Adampur Air Force Station|AFS Adampur]] | ||
|} | |||
== Commanding Officers == | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|+ | |||
!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 | |||
|[[File:Jamesarunbenjamin.jpg|thumb|center|100px]] | |||
|- | |||
|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 | |||
| | |||
|} | |} | ||