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No.117 Helicopter Unit Himalayan Dragons Motto : Apatsu Mitram (A friend in time of need) Date Raised : 1971-02-01 Location : Udhampur
Aircraft Types operated over the years: |
Commanding Officers | |||||
| Dates | Rank & Name | Number | Remarks | Location | Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Feb 71 to 02 Mar 74 | Squadron Leader Baljinder Kumar Dhir | 6460 GD(P) | CO |  | |
| 03 Mar 74 to 28 Dec 75 | Squadron Leader Vinish Mathur | 7716 GD(P) | CO | ||
| 29 Dec 75 to 15 Jan 78 | Squadron Leader Vijay Kumar Mohrotra | 8441 GD(P) | CO |  | |
| 16 Jan 78 to 11 Mar 79 | Squadron Leader Avinash Chander Chopra | 7604 GD(P) | CO |  | |
| 12 Mar 79 to 13 Aug 81 | Wing Commander Krishnaswamy Shridharan | 7019 GD(P) | CO |  | |
| 14 Aug 81 to 08 May 83 | Wing Commander Rajinder Pal Singh Dhillon | 7741 GD(P) | CO |  | |
| 09 Aug 83 to 25 Jan 85 | Wing Commander Ramesh Thakurdas Chandani | 9797 GD(P) | CO |  | |
| 24 Jan 85 to 14 Jan 87 | Wing Commander Bertrand Joseph Vaz | 8418 GD(P) | CO |  | |
| 15 Jan 87 to 26 Feb 89 | Wing Commander Chekuri Mohan Rao | 10561 GD(P) | CO | ||
| 08 May 89 to 25 Feb 92 | Wing Commander Suresh Kapoor | 12043 GD(P) | CO | ||
| 24 Feb 92 to 17 Sep 93 | Wing Commander Narendra Kumar Upadhyay | 12779 GD(P) | CO |  | |
| 04 Oct 93 to 25 Mar 96 | Wing Commander Bhupinder Singh Subhlok | 13795 F(P) | CO |  | |
| 26 Mar 96 to 28 Jun 98 | Wing Commander Sunil Arvind Chakradeo | 15568 F(P) | CO | ||
| 29 Jun 98 to 14 May 00 | Wing Commander Rajiv Gupta | 16229 F(P) | CO | ||
| 15 May 00 to 17 May 00 | Wing Commander Chandra Singh | 17325 F(P) | CO |  | |
| 10 Jul 00 to 04 Aug 02 | Wing Commander S Hari Krishnan Nair | 17338 F(P) | CO |  | |
| 05 Aug 02 to 16 Jun 04 | Wing Commander Mukesh Rawat | 17453 F(P) | CO |  | |
| 17 Jun 04 to 12 Aug 09 | Wing Commander P Kesava Prasad | 18809 F(P) | CO | ||
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