No.5 Flight (Coastal Defence) Date Raised : 1940-08-01 Disbanded : 1942-11-30 Location : Drigh Road Redesignated 105 (Coast Defence) Flight on 1 April 1942. Flew Wapiti IIA, Moth, Tiger Moth. Disbanded 30 Nov 1942 at Cochin to become 105 (GR) Sqn.
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Officers & Flight Crew List - No.5 Flight (Coastal Defence) (1939-47) | |||||
Dates | Rank & Name | Number | Remarks | Location | Photo |
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01 Oct 41 to | Flight Lieutenant Ronnie Knot | RAF | Cochin | ||
01 Oct 41 to | Flight Lieutenant Wilfred Russell | RAF | Cochin | ||
01 Oct 41 to | Flight Lieutenant D L Small | RAF | - To 4CDF Vizag | Cochin | |
01 Oct 41 to | Pilot Officer Hassan | Cochin | |||
01 Oct 41 to | Pilot Officer Sandhu | Cochin | |||
01 Oct 41 to | Flight Lieutenant Derek Wood | RAF | Cochin | ||
25 Jul 42 to | Pilot Officer Sequira | - Killed | Cochin | ||
25 Jul 42 to | Pilot Officer Nasir Ud Din | - Killed | Cochin | ||
29 Oct 42 to | Pilot Officer S N Aurora | 1678 GD(P) | Cochin | ||
01 Oct 42 to 29 Oct 42 | Pilot Officer T S Shihn | Cochin | |||
29 Oct 42 to | Pilot Officer S M Zahid | 1740 GD(P) | Cochin | ||
01 Oct 42 to 29 Oct 42 | Pilot Officer Sahni | Cochin |