No.133 FAC Flight Date Raised : 1986-03-01 Location : Jaisalmer Raised in March 1986 at 41 Wing AF, Jaisalmer. The Units had no aircraft till June. In July four Cheetah helicopters were ferried from Sulur to Jaisalmer, in the thick of monsoons. It took almost 10 days to reach Jaisalmer. Later two more Cheetahs joined the Units making it a total 6 helicopters. The Op Role was AirBorne FAC duties. The Units flew a number of sorties in conjunction with fighters from Jodhpur. Also fighters of visiting squadrons. The Units was also tasked with SAR, Cas Evac and other tasks from time to time. Initial officers to join the Units were S/L O Ramprasad, Sqn Ldr Pritpal Singh, Fg. Offr VS Bharti, Fg.Offr M.Singh, Fg.Offr R.Sharma, Fg.Offr R. Isser and Flt Lt. OP Bharati ( Engg Offr). In May 1986 Wg. Cgr. G.S.Kahlon was posted as the first commanding officer.
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01 May 86 - 01 Feb 88Wing CommanderGurmel Singh Kahlon11318 GD(P)COJaisalmer | 01 Feb 88 - Wing CommanderBaljeet Singh9557 GD(P)COJaisalmer | Unknown - Wing CommanderBhabani Charan Talukdar13923 F(P)CO | | | |