Yelahanka Air Force Station
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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||
| Owner/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 a HAL Tejas aircraft squadron, before it was moved to Sulur Airforce Station. It is 22 km from Bengaluru city railway station.
History
The site was formerly (British) Royal Air Force Yelahanka (RAF Yelahanka) and opened in 1942.[8] The following units were here at some point:
- No. 5 Squadron RAF (1946 & 1947)[9]
- No. 11 Squadron RAF (1943)[10]
- No. 30 Squadron RAF (1944)[11]
- No. 42 Squadron RAF (1942 & 1943)[12]
- No. 45 Squadron RAF (1944)[13]
- No. 47 Squadron RAF (1944)[13]
- No. 60 Squadron RAF (1943) & 1945)[14]
- No. 79 Squadron RAF (1944)[15]
- No. 84 Squadron RAF (1943 & 1944)[16]
- No. 110 Squadron RAF (1944-45)[17]
- No. 113 Squadron RAF (1943)[18]
- No. 123 Squadron RAF (1944)[19]
- No. 134 Squadron RAF (1944)[20]
- No. 135 Squadron RAF (1943)[20]
- No. 146 Squadron RAF (1944)[21]
- No. 152 Squadron RAF (1946)[22]
- No. 211 Squadron RAF (1945)[23]
- No. 258 Squadron RAF (1944)[24]
- No. 261 Squadron RAF (1944)[25]
- No. 684 Squadron RAF (1944-45)[26]
- No. 1302 Flight RAF[27]
See also
References
Citations
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Kulkarni, Chiranjeevi (10 February 2023). "With official help, mafia tried to sell part of Yelahanka air base". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
- ↑ Jefford 1988, p. 25.
- ↑ Jefford 1988, p. 27.
- ↑ Jefford 1988, p. 35.
- ↑ Jefford 1988, p. 39.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 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.
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 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
- 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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