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AFS Kumbhigram Date Raised : 1966-03-03 Disbanded : 1989-12-01 Location : Kumbhigram Kumbhirgram is the serving airfield for Silchar town in the state of Assam, India built by the British in 1944, it is home to an IAF Wing and also hosts the civil airport. The base was home to 7 Sqn during WWII and used for interdiction against Japan. The airport is situated on the foothills of the Barail range. DGCA took charge of the base in 1954 and The IAF established its presence in March 1966, when No. 403 Air Force Station was formed at Kumbhirgram. It was a major helicopter base in the north east, and was home to various Mi-4 Unitss. The major resident Units happened to be No.110 HU. In 1989, 403 Air Force Station was upgraded to 22 Wing, AF.
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| Dates | Rank & Name | Number | Remarks | Location | Photo |
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| 03 Mar 66 to 26 Sep 67 | Group Captain Nauroze Kaikaushru Lalkaka | 3083 GD(P) | Stn Cdr | Kumbhigram |  |
| 27 Sep 67 to 21 Dec 69 | Group Captain Evans Lionel Birch | 3487 GD(P) | Stn Cdr | Kumbhigram |  |
| 22 Dec 69 to 30 Jul 72 | Group Captain Jagdish Prasad Latta | 3330 GD(P) | Stn Cdr | Kumbhigram | |
| 31 Jul 72 to 28 Feb 73 | Group Captain Somendra Kumar Roy | 4032 GD(P) | Stn Cdr | Kumbhigram |  |
| 01 Mar 73 to 22 Jul 75 | Group Captain Sandip Sen | 4356 GD(P) | Stn Cdr | Kumbhigram |  |
| 23 Jul 75 to 18 Mar 76 | Wing Commander Melatur Srinivasa Muthuswami | 4714 GD(P) | Stn Cdr | Kumbhigram |  |
| 19 Mar 76 to 17 Aug 77 | Wing Commander Bal Raj Malick | 4671 GD(P) | Stn Cdr | Kumbhigram | |
| 18 Aug 77 to 13 Jan 80 | Wing Commander Jogendra Chandra Hazarika | 5869 GD(P) | Stn Cdr | Kumbhigram |  |
| 14 Jan 80 to 01 Sep 80 | Wing Commander Arun Kumar Das | 7020 GD(P) | Stn Cdr | Kumbhigram | |
| 02 Sep 80 to 29 Oct 81 | Group Captain Rakesh Tandon | 5391 GD(P) | Stn Cdr | Kumbhigram | |
| 30 Oct 81 to 25 Dec 83 | Group Captain Bhagat Singh Bakhshi | 4597 GD(P) | Stn Cdr | Kumbhigram |  |
| 26 Dec 83 to 25 Dec 84 | Group Captain Sowarnjit Singh Dhillon | 5186 GD(P) | Stn Cdr | Kumbhigram |  |
| 26 Dec 84 to 21 Dec 86 | Group Captain Krishan Kumar Sangar | 7017 GD(P) | Stn Cdr | Kumbhigram |  |
| 22 Dec 86 to 31 May 89 | Group Captain Dilsher Singh Gill | 9126 GD(P) | Stn Cdr | Kumbhigram |  |
| 01 Jun 89 to 16 Oct 89 | Group Captain Mohinder Kumar Saini | 9779 GD(P) | Stn Cdr | Kumbhigram |  |
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Unit continued existence as 22 Wing
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