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4 Squadron Badge
The Officially sanctioned badge of No.4 Squadron continued the Oorial Head badge that existed prior to Independence. Here the official parchment is signed by Air Commodore Arjan Singh who chaired the Heraldic Committee
Date: 11/17/2013
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Dassault Ouragan IC-569
Dassault Ouragan IC-569 with wing tip tanks. The Ouragan/Toofani was the first aircraft in IAF service to be equipped with an ejection seat
Date: 11/17/2013
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Gurdeep with a Toofani
Classic photo of the proud pilot with this stead - Note the lovely two tone Oorial Head Squadron emblem
Date: 11/17/2013
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Toofani Top Guns
With an array of colourful helmets (Checkers and Oorials) on the wing of a Toofani, Pilots - K B Menon,
Date: 11/17/2013
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Gurdeep with Toofani
Another view of Gurdeep Samra with a Toofani
Date: 11/17/2013
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4 Squadron Group Photo
Group Photo of 4 Squadron Officers Sitting L to R F/O Ganguly, F/O I S Bindra, F/L C B Singh, F/L P S Watal, S/L P S George (CO), F/L Bruno, F/L Banerjee, F/O Shrikant (AUX), F/O Natarajan (EO)
Date: 11/17/2013
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Roll call of Officers
Squadron board with listing of officers. O N "Pop" Wadhwan had the distinction of commanding three different squadrons.
Date: 11/17/2013
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Toofani coming in to land
A Toofani on its approach to land - flaps and undercarriage down
Date: 11/17/2013
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With B P Patnaik and an Oorial Toofani
Gurdeep Samra and B P Patnaik with a Toofani
Date: 11/17/2013
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Squadron pilots with CO, Sqn Ldr O N Wadhawan
Squadron pilots with CO, Sqn Ldr O N Wadhawan
Date: 11/17/2013
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Toofani "Vic" Formation
Date: 11/17/2013
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Barracks for Bachelors - Accomodation
Pilots Accomodation: R C Nanda, DeSouza, K B Menon, BP Patnaik, Gurdeep Samra and Banerjee
Date: 11/17/2013
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Philipose, Patnaik and Gurdeep
K C Phillipose, B Patnaik and Gurdeep Samra
Date: 11/17/2013
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Station officers
Station Officers during the "Pagal Gymkhana"
Date: 11/17/2013
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Squadron Pilots
Bottom Row L to R: Deoskar, Gurdeep Singh Samra, R C Nanda, T Dass Top Row I Dass, K K Malhotra, V Mendonce, Rodrigues, D K Dighe
Date: 11/17/2013
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K C Phillipose
With K C Phillipose - Seems to be Flag Day??
Date: 11/17/2013
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Pilots Group 2
Patnaik, Gurdeep Singh, P S Bhatt and MG Rao Standing V Mendonca P S Bhatt died in a Toofani accident
Date: 11/17/2013
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Roughing it out - 2
Fighter Pilots nowadays have it easy! - With Nagina Singh (left)
Date: 11/17/2013
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K C Phillipose and Gurdeep
In flight suits with K C Phillipose
Date: 11/17/2013
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At the Hasimara Railway Station
Squadron Officers seeing off Banerji (in Civvies) at the Hasimara Railway Station. Banerji was posted out
Date: 11/17/2013
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Roughing it out
The Fighter pilot Quarters came with their own open air laundry dryers! - arrangements at Hasimara were sparse - with pilots living in "Class 4" (lower level) quarters.
Date: 11/17/2013
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Pilots Group
B P Patnaik, Gurdeep Singh, Nagina Singh and A S Dhillon
Date: 11/17/2013
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