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9 Forward Base Support Unit Date Raised : 1976-04-10 Disbanded : 1985-03-31 Location : Udhampur The base is sited approximately 5 Km East of Udhampur town spread over 713 acres. A complete hill was blown up to pave the way for its 9000 ft runway, which was taken over on 01 Oct 1975. Even now, the northern end of the runway is guarded by a sentinel in the form of a hill, which permits the landings and take-offs for aircraft only n one direction. It was originally 9 FBSU that was raised on 1 April 1976. It was redisgnated as 39 Wing on 1 April 1985. Lodger Unitss are 153 HU, 132 FAC Flt, 901 SU, 711 SU, NACC and 603 Garud Flt.
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| Dates | Rank & Name | Number | Remarks | Location | Photo |
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| 10 Apr 76 to 13 Jun 77 | Wing Commander Sukh Dev Mohan | 4789 GD(P) | CO | Udhampur |  |
| 14 Jun 77 to 09 Apr 79 | Wing Commander Ranbir Singh Rana | 5106 GD(P) | CO | Udhampur |  |
| 12 Apr 79 to 16 Feb 81 | Wing Commander Swadesh Chandra Sahni | 4901 GD(P) | CO | Udhampur |  |
| 25 May 81 to 24 May 83 | Wing Commander Surinder Kumar Mitroo | 7688 GD(P) | CO | Udhampur |  |
| 25 May 83 to 31 Mar 85 | Group Captain Subir Dey | 5309 GD(P) | CO | Udhampur |  |
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Unit continued existence as 39 Wing
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