1 Air Task Force Date Raised : 1951-08-16 Disbanded : 1955-01-21 Location : Jalandhar 1 Air Task Force was established in Aug 51 to operate in conjunction with XI Corps, the first Corps in the Indian Army. It came about as a result of the deficiencies experienced in coordinating air operations with land operations during J & K Ops in 1947-48. The name was subsequently changed to No. 1 Tactical (Air Support) Group in Jan 55 and finally, to No. 1 Tactical Air Centre on 01 Mar 57. It was the first of the Unitss set up for Joint Air/Land Warfare and thus, marked the beginning of Air/Land Warfare organization in India. In fact, a detachment of the Units set up Adv HQ, WAC with Western Command and manned it till it was established in 1959.
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16 Aug 51 - 28 Nov 52Group CaptainHari Chand Dewan1598 GD(P)COJallandhar | 28 May 53 - 27 Jan 55Group CaptainRamchander Atmaram1583 GD(P)COJallandhar |