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 No.48 Squadron Camels Motto : Sahasa phalit Sarvetrah (Courageous Always Succeed) Date Raised : 1959-11-15 Location : Chandigarh N0. 48 Sqn, AF was raised on 19 Nov 1959, at Barrackpore and has served in all operational commands of the Indian Air Force. The Sqn has operated Dakotas, Packetts, and AN-32 aircraft. The Dakotas of the Units were the aerial lifeline in NEFA till they were eventually replaced by the Packett aircraft. The squadron was re-equipped with the AN-32 aircraft and moved to its present location, Chandigarh in May 1986. Since then it has formed an aerial bridge for the Indian Forces in J&K sector across the Himalayan Ranges.
Aircraft Types operated over the years: |
Commanding Officers | |||||
| Dates | Rank & Name | Number | Remarks | Location | Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 Feb 60 to 16 Jun 61 | Squadron Leader Surjit Singh Jaspal | 1808 F(P) | CO | Barrackpore |  |
| 17 Jun 61 to 23 Jan 62 | Squadron Leader Kaup Mohandas Kamath | 3656 GD(P) | CO | Barrackpore |  |
| 24 Jan 62 to 27 Apr 64 | Wing Commander Harish Chander Sahgal | 3024 GD(P) | CO | Barrackpore |  |
| 28 Apr 64 to 28 Feb 66 | Squadron Leader Kaup Mohandas Kamath | 3656 GD(P) | CO | Barrackpore | |
| 01 Mar 66 to 06 Nov 66 | Wing Commander Balwant Wickram Chauhan | 3352 F(P) | CO | Barrackpore |  |
| 07 Nov 66 to 25 Dec 68 | Wing Commander Kishin Advani | 4003 F(P) | CO | Barrackpore | |
| 26 Dec 68 to 28 Dec 71 | Wing Commander Arjan Dev Ralli | 4027 F(P) | CO | Barrackpore |  |
| 29 Dec 71 to 07 Feb 74 | Wing Commander Rajaram Jayaram Ambegaonkar | 4622 F(P) | CO | Barrackpore |  |
| 08 Feb 74 to 08 Feb 76 | Wing Commander Indu Virmani | 4682 GD(P) | CO | Barrackpore | |
| 09 Feb 76 to 14 Dec 77 | Wing Commander Sudesh Kumar Kapur | 4880 F(P) | CO | Barrackpore | |
| 15 Dec 77 to 09 Dec 79 | Wing Commander Krishnan Narayan Nair | 6346 F(P) | CO | Barrackpore |  |
| 10 Dec 79 to 26 Oct 80 | Wing Commander Kota Sarvotham Karanath | 6534 F(P) | CO | Barrackpore | |
| 27 Oct 80 to 24 Oct 83 | Group Captain Om Kumar Chhabra | 5675 F(P) | CO | Barrackpore |  |
| 25 Oct 83 to 18 Aug 85 | Group Captain Harwant Bir Singh | 5065 F(P) | CO | Barrackpore |  |
| 14 Oct 85 to 31 Aug 87 | Group Captain Harbinder Singh Sidhu | 7682 F(P) | CO | Barrackpore/ Chandig |  |
| 01 Sep 87 to 22 Oct 89 | Group Captain Puzhankara Ambalavattam Hari Mohan | 9723 F(P) | CO | Chandigarh |  |
| 23 Oct 89 to 19 Jun 92 | Group Captain Sajal Kumar Dutt | 10106 F(P) | CO | Chandigarh |  |
| 29 Jun 92 to 26 Feb 96 | Group Captain Praveen Chander Chopra | 10883 F(P) | CO | Chandigarh |  |
| 01 Mar 96 to 26 Jul 98 | Group Captain Nataraj Paul | 13601 F(P) | CO | Chandigarh | |
| 27 Jul 98 to 19 Aug 01 | Group Captain Mrinal Kanti Devnath | 13792 F(P) | CO | Chandigarh | |
| 20 Aug 01 to 06 Jul 03 | Group Captain Mukund Vedavyas Achar | 15052 F(P) | CO | Chandigarh |  |
| 07 Jul 03 to 13 Nov 05 | Group Captain Rajeev Sachdeva | 16582 F(P) | CO | Chandigarh |  |
| 14 Nov 05 to 01 Jan 08 | Group Captain Parag Sharma | 17009 F(P) | CO | Chandigarh |  |
| 02 Jan 08 to 17 Nov 09 | Group Captain Suryakant Chintaman Chafekar | 17013 F(P) | CO | Chandigarh |  |
| 18 Nov 09 to 22 Jun 11 | Group Captain Shivkumar Srinivasan | 19520 F(P) | CO | Chandigarh |  |
| 23 Jun 11 to 02 Jun 13 | Group Captain Vijay Kumar | 20508 F(P) | CO | Chandigarh | |
| 03 Jun 13 to 19 Aug 15 | Group Captain Amitabh Bhalla | 21006 F(P) | CO | Chandigarh | |
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