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No.3 Flight (Coastal Defence) Date Raised : 1940-08-01 Disbanded : 1942-05-31 Location : Dum Dum Switched identities with 4 CDF in Feb 1942. Redesignated 103 (Coast Defence) Flight on 1 April 1942. Flew Wapiti IIA, Blenheim IV. Disbanded 1 June 1942 at Cuttack and absorbed into 353 Sqn RAF
Aircraft Types operated over the years: |
Officers & Flight Crew List - No.3 Flight (Coastal Defence) (1939-47) | |||||
| Dates | Rank & Name | Number | Remarks | Location | Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Oct 40 to 01 Apr 42 | Flying Officer Hem Chaudhari | 1565 GD(P) | Calcutta |  | |
| 01 Oct 40 to 01 Apr 42 | Flying Officer D Bhanj Deo | 1675 GD(P) | Calcutta |  | |
| 01 Jun 41 to | Flying Officer Mervyn Thomas | RAF | Calcutta | ||
| 28 May 41 to | Pilot Officer A M Morad | 1569 GD(O) | Calcutta |  | |
| 28 May 41 to 01 Apr 42 | Pilot Officer K L Bhatia | 1605 GD(P) | Calcutta |  | |
| 03 Jun 41 to 01 Apr 42 | Pilot Officer Victor Srihari | 1624 GD(O) | Calcutta |  | |
| 03 Jun 41 to | Pilot Officer Sarkar | 1589 GD(O) | Calcutta |  | |
| 03 Jun 41 to | Pilot Officer Engineer | Calcutta | |||
| 01 Jul 41 to | Pilot Officer Sondhi | 1566 GD(P) | Calcutta |  | |
| 01 Jul 41 to | Pilot Officer Houston | RAF | Calcutta | ||
| 01 Jul 41 to | Pilot Officer B S Dugal | 1568 GD(O) | Calcutta | ||
| 01 Jul 41 to | Flying Officer Mehar Singh | 1559 GD(P) | Calcutta |  | |
| 01 Oct 41 to | Pilot Officer Poonen | 1686 GD(O) | Calcutta | ||
| 01 Dec 41 to 01 Apr 42 | Pilot Officer Krishna Lal Mukherjee | Calcutta | |||
| 01 Feb 42 to | Pilot Officer Murat Singh | 1660 GD(O) | Calcutta |  | |
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