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 No.112 Helicopter Unit Thoroughbreds Motto : Apatsu Mitram (A friend in time of need) Date Raised : 1963-08-01 Location : Yelahanka 112 Helicopter Units, popularly known as ‘THOROUGHBREDS’, was raised in Jorhat on 01 Aug 63. It was then equipped with Bell 47G helicopters. The Units moved to Bagdogra in Nov 66 and operated from there till Jul 82 where it operated Chetak hepters. The Units was relocated in Air Force Station, Yelahanka, in Aug 82 and re-equipped with MI-8 helicopters.
Aircraft Types operated over the years: |
Commanding Officers | |||||
| Dates | Rank & Name | Number | Remarks | Location | Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Aug 63 to 19 Jul 65 | Squadron Leader Arnold Sochindranath Williams | 3950 GD(P) | CO | Jorhat |  |
| 20 Jul 65 to 01 Sep 68 | Squadron Leader Rajendra Dev Pant | 4737 GD(P) | CO | Jorhat/ Bagdogra |  |
| 02 Sep 68 to 25 Jun 72 | Squadron Leader Naresh Kumar | 5057 GD(P) | CO | Bagdogra |  |
| 02 Jun 72 to 20 Jan 74 | Squadron Leader Chandra Mohan Singla | 6893 GD(P) | CO | Bagdogra |  |
| 21 Jan 74 to 24 Mar 76 | Squadron Leader Sivaramakrishnan Kalyanaraman | 7704 GD(P) | CO | Bagdogra |  |
| 25 Mar 76 to 08 Feb 79 | Squadron Leader Ravindra Nath Kapoor | 8200 GD(P) | CO | Bagdogra | |
| 09 Feb 79 to 27 Apr 79 | Squadron Leader Narender Paul Narang | 9728 GD(P) | CO | Bagdogra | |
| 28 Apr 79 to 20 Aug 81 | Wing Commander Anand Narain Mehtani | 5804 GD(P) | CO | Bagdogra |  |
| 21 Aug 81 to 30 Sep 82 | Wing Commander Baljit Singh Chhoker | 7018 GD(P) | CO | Bagdogra/ Yelahanka |  |
| 01 Oct 82 to 20 Jan 85 | Wing Commander Dilsher Singh Gill | 9126 GD(P) | CO | Yelahanka |  |
| 21 Jan 85 to 08 Feb 87 | Wing Commander Tejinder Pal Singh Chatwal | 11290 GD(P) | CO | Yelahanka |  |
| 09 Feb 87 to 18 Jun 89 | Wing Commander Surindra Kumar Sharma | 12023 GD(P) | CO | Yelahanka |  |
| 19 Jun 89 to 30 Jun 91 | Wing Commander Shashi Kaunta Datta | 12028 GD(P) | CO | Yelahanka |  |
| 01 Jul 91 to 28 Aug 93 | Group Captain Mirza Murtuza Ali | 11340 GD(P) | CO | Yelahanka |  |
| 24 Aug 93 to 02 Jul 95 | Group Captain Bijender Singh Siwach | 12413 GD(P) | CO | Yelahanka |  |
| 03 Jul 95 to 27 Jul 97 | Wing Commander Pobbarira Belliappa Devayya | 15560 F(P) | CO | Yelahanka | |
| 28 Jul 97 to 20 Jun 99 | Wing Commander Ramaswamy Raju Srinivasan | 16234 F(P) | CO | Yelahanka |  |
| 21 Jun 99 to 24 Jan 01 | Wing Commander Rahul Anand Maslekar | 16785 F(P) | CO | Yelahanka | |
| 25 Jan 01 to 17 Aug 03 | Wing Commander Nukala Narendar Reddy | 17455 F(P) | CO | Yelahanka |  |
| 18 Aug 03 to 15 May 05 | Wing Commander Prashant Mukund Vithalkar | 17855 F(P) | CO | Yelahanka |  |
| 15 May 05 to 29 Oct 06 | Wing Commander Suresh Nair | 19209 F(P) | CO | Yelahanka | |
| 04 Dec 06 to 23 Mar 09 | Wing Commander Puneet Kumar | 18796 F(P) | CO | Yelahanka | |
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