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No.115 Helicopter Unit Hovering Angels Motto : Apatsu Mitram (A friend in time of need) Date Raised : 1967-04-01 Location : Udhampur No. 115 Helicopter Units was formed at Chandigarh on 01 Apr 1967 under the command of Sqn Ldr C Rama Rao (4711) F (P) and was equipped with MI-4 helicopters. The Units was earmarked for operations in Rajasthan sector with its location at then Air Force Flying College, Jodhpur. moved to its present location, 11 Wing, AF on 08 Sept 68. By Dec 67, the Units had received its full complement of aircraft, aircrew and ground personal. The Units then moved to its new location at AFFC, Jodhpur on 16 Jan 68 and was declared fully operational.
Aircraft Types operated over the years: |
Commanding Officers | |||||
| Dates | Rank & Name | Number | Remarks | Location | Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Apr 67 to 01 Jun 69 | Squadron Leader Rama Rao Chavali | 4711 GD(P) | CO | Chandigarh |  |
| 01 Jun 69 to 01 Jun 72 | Squadron Leader Anand Narain Mehtani | 5804 GD(P) | CO |  | |
| 01 Jun 72 to 01 Jan 74 | Squadron Leader Nimai Krishna Rudra | 6861 GD(P) | CO | ||
| 01 Jan 74 to 01 Feb 76 | Squadron Leader Cavas Kekashroo Panthaky | 6890 GD(P) | CO |  | |
| 01 Feb 76 to 01 Jul 77 | Squadron Leader Dinesh Chandra Kaushik | 6353 GD(P) | CO |  | |
| 01 Jul 77 to 01 Sep 79 | Squadron Leader Mohinder Kumar Saini | 9779 GD(P) | CO |  | |
| 01 Sep 79 to 01 Nov 81 | Wing Commander Ranjit Kumar Malhotra | 6513 GD(P) | CO |  | |
| 01 Nov 81 to 01 Jun 84 | Wing Commander Mahabir Prasad Premi | 8378 GD(P) | CO |  | |
| 01 Jun 84 to 01 Jul 86 | Wing Commander Chiman Lal Bhasin | 9465 GD(P) | CO | ||
| 01 Jul 86 to 01 Jun 88 | Wing Commander Arun Vamanrai Chhaya | 11360 GD(P) | CO | ||
| 01 Jun 88 to 01 Dec 90 | Wing Commander Krishan Pratap Narain Singh | 11023 GD(P) | CO |  | |
| 01 Jan 91 to 01 Jun 93 | Wing Commander Raghupati Saran Das | 13158 F(P) | CO |  | |
| 01 Jul 93 to 01 Apr 96 | Wing Commander Bikram Dev Singh | 13573 F(P) | CO |  | |
| 01 Apr 96 to 01 Jun 97 | Wing Commander Ashok Kumar Malhotra | 14112 F(P) | CO |  | |
| 01 Jun 97 to 01 May 99 | Wing Commander Tripath Pal Singh Dhillon | 16215 F(P) | CO |  | |
| 01 May 99 to 01 Aug 01 | Wing Commander Manavendra Singh | 16983 F(P) | CO |  | |
| 01 Aug 01 to 01 Jul 03 | Wing Commander Guttikonda Amara Prasad Babu | 17714 F(P) | CO | Tezpur |  |
| 01 Jul 03 to 01 Jun 05 | Wing Commander Ajay Singh Pathania | 18594 F(P) | CO | Tezpur |  |
| 01 Sep 06 to 01 Sep 08 | Wing Commander Neel Kamal | 20482 F(P) | CO | Tezpur | |
| Unknown to 06 Jul 17 | Wing Commander Mandeep Singh Dhillon | 25307 F(P) | CO | Tezpur |  |
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