Yelahanka Air Force Station
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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||
| Owner | Indian Air Force | ||||||||||
| Operator | Indian Air Force | ||||||||||
| Location | Yelahanka, Bengaluru, Karnataka | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 2,912 ft / 888 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 13°08′09″N 77°36′27″E / 13.13583°N 77.60750°E | ||||||||||
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The Yelahanka Air Force Station is an Indian Air Force airfield in Yelahanka, Bengaluru. The main role of this airfield is to train pilots to fly transport planes.[1] This station also conducts type-conversion of navigators on the Antonov An-32.[2]
The station undertakes logistics support tasks allotted by Air HQs and HQ TC.[3] Every two odd years, Aero India, a biennial air show takes place at Yelahanka air force station.[4][5] Since 2013, Mi-8, An-32 and Dornier planes are positioned at AFS Yelahanka.[6][7] It had formerly hosted HAL Tejas aircraft squadron, before it was moved to Sulur Airforce Station. It is 22 km from Bengaluru city railway station.
History
[edit]The site was formerly RAF Yelahanka, the following units were here at some point:
- No. 5 Squadron RAF (1946 & 1947)[8]
- No. 11 Squadron RAF (1943)[9]
- No. 30 Squadron RAF (1944)[10]
- No. 42 Squadron RAF (1942 & 1943)[11]
- No. 45 Squadron RAF (1944)[12]
- No. 47 Squadron RAF (1944)[12]
- No. 60 Squadron RAF (1943) & 1945)[13]
- No. 79 Squadron RAF (1944)[14]
- No. 84 Squadron RAF (1943 & 1944)[15]
- No. 110 Squadron RAF (1944-45)[16]
- No. 113 Squadron RAF (1943)[17]
- No. 123 Squadron RAF (1944)[18]
- No. 134 Squadron RAF (1944)[19]
- No. 135 Squadron RAF (1943)[19]
- No. 146 Squadron RAF (1944)[20]
- No. 152 Squadron RAF (1946)[21]
- No. 211 Squadron RAF (1945)[22]
- No. 258 Squadron RAF (1944)[23]
- No. 261 Squadron RAF (1944)[24]
- No. 684 Squadron RAF (1944-45)[25]
- No. 1302 Flight RAF[26]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]Citations
[edit]- ^ Pike, John. "Indian Air Force Stations". GlobalSecurity.org. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
- ^ "Plane and simple: Air Force Station Yelahanka is the busiest". DNA, India. 4 October 2013. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
- ^ Pike, John. "Indian Air force". Retrieved 9 November 2021.
- ^ "Aero India 2021: India's military aviation expo underway at Yelahanka Air Force station". Indian Express. 3 February 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
- ^ "Aero India Show". Aero India 2021. 3 February 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
- ^ "AFS Yelahanka". Bharat Rakshak. 7 December 1984. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
- ^ "Yelahanka, IAF's hub of winged warriors". The Hindu. 4 October 2013. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 25.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 27.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 35.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 39.
- ^ a b Jefford 1988, p. 40.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 44.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 49.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 50.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 55.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 56.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 58.
- ^ a b Jefford 1988, p. 60.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 61.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 63.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 70.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 79.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 80.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 105.
- ^ Lake 1999, p. 84.
Bibliography
[edit]- Jefford, C.G. (1988). RAF Squadrons. A comprehensive record of the movement and equipment of all RAF squadrons and their antecedents since 1912. Shrewsbury: Airlife. ISBN 1-85310-053-6.
- Lake, A (1999). Flying units of the RAF. Shrewsbury: Airlife. ISBN 1-84037-086-6.
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