No.151 Operational Training Unit


Date Raised : 1942-06-01 Disbanded : 1946-03-31 Location : Risalpur
Formed at Risalpur under the control of No 223 Group as No. 1 OTU (India). Redesignated as 151 OTU on 28 July 1942. It operated Mohawks, Hurricanes and harvards to train fighter and ground attack pilots. In August 1945, it was transferred to No. 1 Indian Group and in March 1946 it moved to Ambala before being disbanded and absorbed into AFS (I) Ambala on 1st April 1946

Officers & Flight Crew List - No.151 Operational Training Unit (1939-47)

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DatesRank & NameNumberRemarksLocationPhoto
01 Aug 45 to 01 Jan 46Pilot Officer Shamrao Ramrao Powar3100 GD(P)TrainingPeshawar
20 Nov 42 to 30 Jun 44Pilot Officer M D Ahmad2043 A&SDLink Trnr Instr - To AirHQRisalpur
06 Mar 43 to Pilot Officer Vediveloo1957 A&SDIntell OffRisalpur
01 Oct 43 to 14 Oct 43Pilot Officer B D P Chaudhary - Resigned CommRisalpur
29 May 44 to 01 Jun 44Flight Lieutenant N Haider2116 GD(P) - To AirHQRisalpur
01 Jun 44 to 01 Jun 44Flying Officer M A Choksey1570 A&SD - To No.8ATS KarachRisalpur
01 Jun 44 to 01 Jun 44Flying Officer M R Mistry1877 GD(P) - To 1SFTSRisalpur
01 Jun 44 to 01 Jun 44Flight Lieutenant Ranjan Dutt1594 GD(P) - To 20RAF SqnRisalpur
01 Jun 44 to 01 Jun 44Flying Officer O D Agnihotri1991 GD(P) - To AirHQRisalpur
01 Jun 44 to 01 Jun 44Flying Officer B Das1673 GD(P) - To 1IAFRisalpur
01 Jun 44 to 01 Jun 44Flying Officer B R Rao2626 GD(P) - To 7IAFRisalpur
01 Jun 44 to 01 Jun 44Flying Officer M J Khan1923 GD(P) - To 7IAFRisalpur
01 Jun 44 to 01 Jun 44Flying Officer S W Bobb1674 GD(P) - To AirHQRisalpur

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