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 No.109 Helicopter Unit Motto : Apatsu Mitram (A friend in time of need) Date Raised : 1961-08-26 Location : Sulur (Coimbatore) The Units came into being on August 26, 1961.One Zero Nine was awarded a crest, with a motto 'APATSU MITRAM'. The motto means 'a friend to those in distress'. The Units insignia signifies the embodiment of service on land, sea and in air, with the rotors trisecting the crest depicting the prominence of helicopter in all three areas. The mountains in the background signify the area where helicopters are the only aircraft which can been used in a variety of roles. On 1 April 1967, the Units moved from Chandigarh to Jammu and The Units moved to Sulur on 4 June 1987. It was later re-christened as 'The Knights'.
Aircraft Types operated over the years: |
Commanding Officers | |||||
| Dates | Rank & Name | Number | Remarks | Location | Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sep 61 to 09 Jun 63 | Squadron Leader William Joseph Liddle | 3400 GD(P) | CO | Chandigarh | |
| 10 Jun 63 to 24 Jan 64 | Squadron Leader Arvind Dalaya | 4025 GD(P) | CO | Chandigarh |  |
| 25 Jan 64 to 10 Jan 67 | Squadron Leader Parm Jit Singh | 4603 GD(P) | CO | Chandigarh | |
| 11 Jan 67 to 13 Mar 70 | Squadron Leader Kevin Martin | 5074 GD(P) | CO | Chandigarh/ Jammu |  |
| 14 Mar 70 to 01 Apr 73 | Squadron Leader Nilkanth Keshav Barvey | 5864 GD(P) | CO | Jammu |  |
| 02 Apr 73 to 02 Dec 73 | Squadron Leader Harpal Singh Bedi | 5595 GD(P) | CO | Jammu |  |
| 03 Dec 73 to 26 Feb 76 | Wing Commander Rajendra Dev Pant | 4737 GD(P) | CO | Jammu |  |
| 27 Feb 76 to 12 Jun 77 | Wing Commander Mohan Chandra | 4889 GD(P) | CO | Jammu |  |
| 13 Jun 77 to 11 Dec 79 | Wing Commander Jawahar Lal Kochhar | 5796 GD(P) | CO | Jammu | |
| 12 Dec 79 to 25 Oct 81 | Wing Commander Lalit Kumar Dutta | 6506 GD(P) | CO | Jammu |  |
| 26 Oct 81 to 25 Dec 84 | Wing Commander Krishan Kumar Sangar | 7017 GD(P) | CO | Jammu |  |
| 25 Dec 84 to 10 May 87 | Wing Commander Vishwanathan Natarajan | 10462 GD(P) | CO | Jammu |  |
| 11 May 87 to 20 Jun 89 | Wing Commander Vijay Kumar Narayan Sapre | 11285 GD(P) | CO | Sulur |  |
| 21 Jun 89 to 27 Sep 92 | Wing Commander Mahadeva Ramakrishna | 12027 GD(P) | CO | Sulur |  |
| 19 Oct 92 to 25 Apr 95 | Wing Commander Kottukonam Gopakumaran Neelakanthan Nair | 14295 F(P) | CO | Sulur |  |
| 03 Jul 95 to 21 Sep 97 | Wing Commander Thankachan John | 15422 F(P) | CO | Sulur | |
| 22 Sep 97 to 19 Sep 99 | Wing Commander Rajan Kapur | 16054 F(P) | CO | Sulur | |
| 20 Sep 99 to 02 Sep 01 | Wing Commander Atanu Guru | 16794 F(P) | CO | Sulur |  |
| 03 Sep 01 to 10 Aug 03 | Wing Commander Sanjay Kumar Mittal | 17472 F(P) | CO | Sulur |  |
| 11 Aug 03 to 12 Jun 05 | Wing Commander Umesh Kumar Sharma | 17323 F(P) | CO | Sulur |  |
| 13 Jun 05 to 25 Feb 07 | Wing Commander Amitabh Raja Shendye | 19904 F(P) | CO | Sulur |  |
| 26 Feb 07 to 18 Mar 09 | Wing Commander Manish Girdhar | 20163 F(P) | CO | Sulur |  |
| 09 Sep 20 to 08 Dec 21 | Wing Commander Prithvi Singh Chauhan | 26982 F(P) | CO | Sulur |  |
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