19 Forward Base Support Unit Date Raised : 1990-12-10 Location : Thoise 19 FBSU, AF was raised on the southern bank of river Shyok, the valley bound by the Saltoro and Ladakh ranges. The elevation o Thoise is 10,066 ft AMSL The genesis of Thoise airfield dates back to 1960 when kuttcha landing strip was made on the initiative of Mr. RD Menon, who was then Asst " "Commandant Slubra. -Approximately-500 men worked daily without wages under the guidance of " "Mohd Hassan, a resident of Bogdung village. Col Rinchin M VC and Bar of 14 J & K Militia and his " "men were also involved in the development of the ALG at Thoise. 19 FBSU was formed at Thoise on " "10 Dec 1990.
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Commanding Officers | |||||
Dates | Rank & Name | Number | Remarks | Location | Photo |
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01 Apr 91 to 31 May 93 | Group Captain Suresh Chandra Malhan | 11579 GD(P) | Stn Cdr | Thoise | |
01 Jun 93 to | Group Captain Jagdarshan Singh Sandhu | 10139 GD(P) | Stn Cdr | Thoise | |
24 Jul 95 to 12 Jun 97 | Group Captain Vaidya Nathan Babu | 13386 F(P) | Stn Cdr | Thoise | |
16 Jun 97 to | Group Captain Pramod Kumar Roy | 14100 F(P) | Stn Cdr | Thoise | |
01 Sep 99 to | Group Captain Gurwinder Jeet Singh Cheema | 14292 F(P) | Stn Cdr | Thoise | |
Unknown to | Group Captain Kulwant Singh Gill | 15220 F(P) | Stn Cdr | Thoise | |
Unknown to | Group Captain Pankaj Jaiswal | 16232 F(P) | Stn Cdr | Thoise | |
19 Jun 03 to | Group Captain Vidhya Sagar Bharti | 16611 F(P) | Stn Cdr | Thoise | |
Unknown to | Group Captain Manoj Kumar Masand | 17341 F(P) | Stn Cdr | Thoise | |
01 Jan 07 to | Group Captain Bavisetti Chandrasekhar | 17726 F(P) | Stn Cdr | Thoise | |
Unknown to | Group Captain Pawan Kumar Mohey | 18099 F(P) | Stn Cdr | Thoise |