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 No.130 Helicopter Unit Condors Motto : We Support Life Date Raised : 1988-02-15 Location : Jammu 130 Helicopter Units - 'THE CONDORS' - was formed on 15 February 1988 at Jammu. The Units was to comprise of 1 MI-17 helicopters of which, the first batch of five helicopters was ferried in from Bombay. The Primary role of the Units since its inception has been of Air Support towards Op Meghdoot. However, in addition, the Units has been called upon to undertake varying tasks viz. SHBO, Flood and Relief & causality evacuation. The Units has been operating a three aircraft detachment Ex Thoise every alternate month since April 1988. It also undertook three aircraft detachment from Base Camp II from March 1988 to September 1988.
Aircraft Types operated over the years: |
Commanding Officers | |||||
| Dates | Rank & Name | Number | Remarks | Location | Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06 Apr 88 to 28 Dec 89 | Wing Commander Harbans Singh Bath | 12008 GD(P) | CO | Jammu |  |
| 29 Dec 89 to 18 Oct 92 | Wing Commander Narendra Pratap Sahi | 12037 GD(P) | CO | Jammu |  |
| 19 Oct 93 to 23 Jul 95 | Wing Commander Gurdip Singh | 14109 F(P) | CO | Jammu | |
| 24 Jul 95 to 28 Dec 98 | Wing Commander Malkiat Singh Bains | 15440 F(P) | CO | Jammu | |
| 29 Jun 98 to 31 Jul 00 | Wing Commander Sher Singh | 15718 F(P) | CO | Jammu |  |
| 01 Aug 00 to 04 Aug 02 | Wing Commander Anil Tiwari | 17160 F(P) | CO | Jammu |  |
| 05 Aug 02 to 20 Jun 04 | Wing Commander Komma Madhusudan Reddy | 17843 F(P) | CO | Jammu | |
| 21 Jun 04 to 02 Jul 06 | Wing Commander Sudheer Maingi | 17716 F(P) | CO | Jammu |  |
| 03 Jul 06 to 16 Mar 08 | Wing Commander Varun Sharma | 20518 F(P) | CO | Jammu | |
| 02 Mar 10 to 25 Mar 12 | Wing Commander Anurag Kumar | 22160 F(P) | CO | Jammu | |
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