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'''No. 108 Squadron'''  (''Hawkeyes'') is a fighter squadron and is equipped with [[MiG-21|MiG-21M]] and based at [[Pathankot Air Force Station]].<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>
'''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==
The Hawk with its keen eyesight depicts search and acquisition of the target. The lightning and the battle axe denote immediate response and power of the strike. The Hawkeye were formed on 20 November 1959 at Halwara. The squadron was equipped with the Vampire aircraft and was allotted the role of Army Cooperation and photo-Reconnaissance.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/sqn-108.htm|title=Squadron 108|first=John|last=Pike|website=Globalsecurity.org|access-date=30 July 2017}}</ref>
The Hawk with its keen eyesight depicts search and acquisition of the target. The lightning and the battle axe denote immediate response and power of the strike. The Hawkeye were formed on 20 November 1959 at Halwara. The squadron was equipped with the Vampire aircraft and was allotted the role of Army Cooperation and photo-Reconnaissance.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/sqn-108.htm|title=Squadron 108|first=John|last=Pike|website=Globalsecurity.org|access-date=30 July 2017}}</ref>
The squadron was number plated in December 2017.<ref name="108-retired">{{cite web|url=https://theprint.in/defence/a-fighter-pilot-recalls-his-attachment-to-the-mig-21-variant-that-flies-into-sunset/27300/|title=As a MiG-21 variant flies into the sunset, a pilot recalls how he almost crashed in it|publisher=The Print|first=AVM Arjun|last=Subramaniam|date=2018-01-08}}</ref>


===Assignments===
===Assignments===
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* [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]]
* [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]]


===Aircraft===
==Aircraft==
*[[de Havilland Vampire]]
Aircraft types operated by the squadron:
*[[Su-7]]
{| class="wikitable"
*[[Mig-21|Mig-21M]]
|+
! Aircraft Type!!From!!To!!Air Base
|-
| [[de Havilland Vampire]] || December 1959 || December 1968 || [[Halwara Air Force Station|AFS Halwara]]
|-
| [[Sukhoi Su-7]] || December 1968 || July 1973 ||
|-
| [[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
|
|}


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No. 108 Squadron
108squadroniaflogo.jpg
Active20 November 1959 - 29 December 2017
CountryIndia Republic of India
Branch Indian Air Force
RoleFighter
Garrison/HQPathankot AFS
Nickname(s)"Hawkeyes"
Motto(s)Shodan Aur Aakraman
Search and Strike

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]

History[edit]

The Hawk with its keen eyesight depicts search and acquisition of the target. The lightning and the battle axe denote immediate response and power of the strike. The Hawkeye were formed on 20 November 1959 at Halwara. The squadron was equipped with the Vampire aircraft and was allotted the role of Army Cooperation and photo-Reconnaissance.[4]

The squadron was number plated in December 2017.[1]

Assignments[edit]

Aircraft[edit]

Aircraft types operated by the squadron:

Aircraft Type From To Air Base
de Havilland Vampire December 1959 December 1968 AFS Halwara
Sukhoi Su-7 December 1968 July 1973
MiG-21 M July 1973 29 December 2017 AFS Adampur

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
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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

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Subramaniam, AVM Arjun (8 January 2018). "As a MiG-21 variant flies into the sunset, a pilot recalls how he almost crashed in it". The Print.
  2. ↑ "Squadrons and Helicopter Units". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  3. ↑ "New CAS flies solo in MiG-21M" (PDF). Vayu Aerospace and Defence Review. No. 1. Society for Aerospace Studies. January–February 2017. p. 14.
  4. ↑ Pike, John. "Squadron 108". Globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 30 July 2017.


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