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3 Equipment Depot Location : Avadi 23 Equipment Depot at Avadi (Chennai) dates back to World War II. Christened in December 1944 as 337 Maintenance Units under the Royal Indian Air Force, it functioned as a Supply Point and a Storage Depot for South-East Asia. It was renamed twice over as No. 3 Equipment Depot in September 1947 and 23 Equipment Depot in March 1966.
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Commanding Officers | |||||
| Dates | Rank & Name | Number | Remarks | Location | Photo |
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| 01 Dec 48 to | Wing Commander Ram Nath Chawla | 1626 EQPT | Stn Cdr | Avadi |  |
| Unknown to 30 Sep 56 | Wing Commander Dileep Kumar Sarkar | 1634 GD(P) | Stn Cdr | Avadi |  |
| 08 Oct 56 to | Wing Commander Ram Kumar Behl | 1893 A&SD | Stn Cdr | Avadi | |
| Unknown to 09 Jul 58 | Wing Commander Prasanta Chitta Santra | 2839 A&SD | Stn Cdr | Avadi |  |
| 06 Jun 60 to | Wing Commander Protul Tej Sinha | 2563 EQPT | Stn Cdr | Avadi | |
| Unknown to 19 May 64 | Group Captain Mahabir Chand | 1750 GD(P) | Stn Cdr | Avadi |  |
| 20 May 64 to 28 Feb 66 | Group Captain Alexander Sathyanathan Joseph Henry | 1643 GD(P) | Stn Cdr | Avadi |  |
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Unit continued existence as 23 ED
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