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No.4 Flight (Coastal Defence) Date Raised : 1940-08-01 Disbanded : 1942-11-30 Location : Drigh Road Switched identities with 3 CDF in Feb 1942. Redesignated 104 (Coast Defence) Flight on 1 April 1942. Flew Wapiti IIA, Audax, Lyslander II, Tiger Moth. Disbanded 30 Nov 1942 at Visakhapatnam to become 104 (GR) Sqn.
Aircraft Types operated over the years: |
Officers & Flight Crew List - No.4 Flight (Coastal Defence) (1939-47) | |||||
| Dates | Rank & Name | Number | Remarks | Location | Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 Feb 42 to 30 Nov 42 | Flight Lieutenant D L Small | RAF | CO - to Visag | Dum Dum | |
| 02 Feb 42 to 21 Oct 42 | Pilot Officer Maurice Barker | 1691 GD(P) | Dum Dum |  | |
| 10 Feb 42 to 30 Nov 42 | Pilot Officer Babra | 1690 GD(P) | - to 151 OTU | Dum Dum |  |
| 10 Feb 42 to 21 Oct 42 | Pilot Officer Gajinder Singh | 1670 GD(P) | Dum Dum |  | |
| 01 Oct 42 to 30 Oct 42 | Pilot Officer Sita Ram | 1574 GD(O) | Obs | Dum Dum |  |
| 01 Mar 42 to 30 Oct 42 | Pilot Officer Sen Gupta | 1590 GD(O) | Obs - to WT School Andheri | Dum Dum |  |
| 01 Mar 42 to 30 Nov 42 | Pilot Officer Mukherjee | - to 151 OTU | Dum Dum | ||
| 02 Mar 42 to 30 Oct 42 | Pilot Officer Madappa | 1761 GD(O) | Dum Dum | ||
| 02 Mar 42 to 30 Nov 42 | Pilot Officer D A Mehta | 1625 GD(N) | Obs - to 151 OTU | Vizag |  |
| 02 Mar 42 to | Flying Officer Dass | 1673 GD(P) | Vizag |  | |
| 28 Apr 42 to 30 Nov 42 | Pilot Officer Jagjit Singh | - to 151 OTU | Vizag | ||
| 28 Apr 42 to 30 Nov 42 | Pilot Officer S K Mukerji | 1744 GD(P) | - to 151 OTU | Vizag |  |
| 28 Apr 42 to 30 Nov 42 | Pilot Officer A J Patel | 1737 GD(P) | - to 151 OTU | Vizag | |
| 28 Apr 42 to | Pilot Officer B A Joseph | 1736 GD(P) | Vizag |  | |
| 28 Apr 42 to 30 Nov 42 | Pilot Officer M S Belekar | 1738 GD(P) | - to 151 OTU | Vizag |  |
| 02 May 42 to 30 Nov 42 | Flight Lieutenant Gill | RAF | RAF - fm 1CDF | Vizag | |
| 12 Jul 42 to 30 Nov 42 | Pilot Officer De Lima | 1763 GD(P) | Vizag | ||
| 24 Jul 42 to | Flying Officer Dewan | 1598 GD(P) | Vizag |  | |
| 24 Jul 42 to 30 Nov 42 | Pilot Officer Aquino | 1777 GD(P) | - to 151 OTU | Vizag |  |
| 24 Jul 42 to 30 Nov 42 | Pilot Officer Jayachandraraj | 1768 GD(P) | - to 151 OTU | Vizag | |
| 30 Jul 42 to | Pilot Officer Masillamani | 1774 GD(P) | Vizag |  | |
| 07 Aug 42 to | Pilot Officer Shrivastava | 1871 GD(P) | Vizag |  | |
| 14 Aug 42 to | Pilot Officer Joshi | Vizag | |||
| 19 Aug 42 to 30 Nov 42 | Flying Officer Hassan | 1582 GD(P) | Vizag | ||
| 01 Nov 42 to 30 Nov 42 | Pilot Officer V P Sahni | Obs | Vizag | ||
| 01 Nov 42 to 30 Nov 42 | Flying Officer H S Chopra | 1596 GD(P) | Vizag |  | |
| 01 Nov 42 to 30 Nov 42 | Pilot Officer G P Pagnis | 1845 GD(O) | Obs | Vizag | |
| 01 Nov 42 to 30 Nov 42 | Pilot Officer J W Marley | 1842 GD(O) | Obs | Vizag |  |
| 01 May 41 to | Flight Lieutenant Eric Sprawson | RAF | - Renamed 6CDF | Drigh Road | |
| 31 May 41 to | Pilot Officer R Sen | 1618 GD(P) | - Renamed 6CDF | Drigh Road |  |
| 31 May 41 to | Pilot Officer V S C Bonarjee | 1623 GD(O) | - Renamed 6CDF | Drigh Road |  |
| 31 May 41 to | Pilot Officer R K Munshi | 1617 GD(P) | - Renamed 6CDF | Drigh Road | |
| 31 May 41 to | Pilot Officer D A Mehta | 1625 GD(N) | - Renamed 6CDF | Drigh Road | |
| 31 May 41 to | Pilot Officer C L Mehta | 1630 GD(P) | - Renamed 6CDF | Drigh Road |  |
| 31 May 41 to | Flying Officer A Lodhie | 1584 GD(P) | - Renamed 6CDF | Drigh Road |  |
| 01 Dec 41 to | Pilot Officer Choksey | 1570 A&SD | - Renamed 6CDF | Drigh Road |  |
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