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HQ Maintenance Command Communication Flight Date Raised : 1964-06-11 Location : Nagpur HQ Maintenance Command Communication Flight (MCCF) was formed as a section of the SAASO branch of HQ MC, IAF on 11 Jun 64 at Kanpur with AVRO, Devon, and Dakota aircraft. The Unit shifted to Nagpur in 1966. The status of an independent Unit was granted on 24 Aug 84. The unit's primary role is the communication of AOC-in-C and PSOs of HQ MC, IAF. The Unit has been called upon to fly to aid civil power in the event of natural calamities. The Units flew extensively in Op Vijay and Op Parakaram towards mobilizing manpower and equipment. The Unit actively participated in the post-tsunami operations in Jan 2005 by assisting the Govt of Maldives with a one-aircraft detachment. Besides its original, the Dakotas and the Devons, the Unit has also operated Dornier-228 aircraft. These aircraft were also utilized to train Sri Lankan Air Force pilots. Later these Dorniers were also allotted to AF Stn Yelahanka for pilot training. The Unit is presently operating HS-748 Avro aircraft.
Aircraft Types operated over the years: |
Commanding Officers | |||||
| Dates | Rank & Name | Number | Remarks | Location | Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Jun 64 to 02 Sep 64 | Flight Lieutenant Madan Mohan Sharma | 5108 GD(P) | OIC | Nagpur | |
| 03 Sep 64 to 04 Apr 67 | Flight Lieutenant Harpal Singh Bedi | 5595 GD(P) | OIC | Nagpur |  |
| 04 Apr 67 to 14 Jan 68 | Flight Lieutenant Suresh Chand Dongriah | 7607 GD(P) | OIC | Nagpur | |
| 15 Jan 68 to 19 Jan 70 | Flight Lieutenant Jimshaid Kenneth Hakim | 8150 GD(P) | OIC | Nagpur | |
| 16 Mar 70 to 07 Aug 70 | Flight Lieutenant Dincey Jal Muncherjee | 6745 GD(P) | OIC | Nagpur | |
| 08 Aug 70 to 07 Jan 72 | Squadron Leader Man Mohan Lal | 4760 GD(P) | OIC | Nagpur | |
| 07 Jan 72 to 10 Dec 72 | Squadron Leader Viveka Purushottam Sathe | 4802 GD(P) | OIC | Nagpur | |
| 04 Feb 73 to 11 Jan 75 | Squadron Leader Sadanand Ramchandra Pedagaonkar | 6524 GD(P) | OIC | Nagpur | |
| 30 Jan 75 to 09 Jun 76 | Squadron Leader Anant Chintamani Kalele | 6022 GD(P) | OIC | Nagpur | |
| 10 Jun 76 to 22 Nov 76 | Squadron Leader Kuldip Puri | 7194 GD(P) | OIC | Nagpur | |
| 23 Nov 76 to 04 Jan 81 | Squadron Leader Madhav Ramchandra Bhave | 8683 GD(P) | OIC | Nagpur | |
| 05 Jan 81 to 24 Aug 81 | Wing Commander Gulshan Lal Dua | 8185 GD(P) | OIC | Nagpur | |
| 24 Aug 81 to 20 Jun 82 | Wing Commander Pandarangi Ananta Ramakrishna Kumar | 8747 GD(P) | OIC | Nagpur |  |
| 02 Aug 82 to 26 Oct 84 | Wing Commander Vijay Kumar Kundan Lal Bandwar | 8684 GD(P) | OIC | Nagpur | |
| 27 Oct 84 to 21 May 85 | Wing Commander Chandra Prakash Naidu | 10426 GD(P) | CO | Nagpur |  |
| 17 Jun 85 to 08 Nov 87 | Wing Commander Kottur Kasturi Rangachari Veeraraghava Yasas | 11311 GD(P) | CO | Nagpur | |
| 09 Nov 87 to 08 Sep 91 | Wing Commander Peter Neves D'Souza | 10060 GD(P) | CO | Nagpur | |
| 09 Sep 91 to 01 Nov 92 | Wing Commander Nirdosh Manfred Mulliyal | 9823 GD(P) | CO | Nagpur | |
| 02 Nov 92 to 28 Feb 95 | Wing Commander Rakesh Raman Sharma | 13931 F(P) | CO | Nagpur | |
| 01 Mar 95 to 16 Feb 97 | Wing Commander Mrinal Kanti Devnath | 13792 F(P) | CO | Nagpur | |
| 24 Feb 97 to 30 Mar 99 | Wing Commander Kishore Dhami | 15556 F(P) | CO | Nagpur | |
| 31 Mar 99 to 26 Mar 01 | Wing Commander Basant Kumar Desh | 15876 F(P) | CO | Nagpur |  |
| 27 Mar 01 to 23 Feb 03 | Wing Commander Mathews Mammen | 16618 F(P) | CO | Nagpur |  |
| 24 Feb 03 to 31 Aug 04 | Wing Commander Daveshwar Sharma | 17459 F(P) | CO | Nagpur | |
| 01 Sep 04 to 15 Oct 06 | Wing Commander M V Shivram | 18120 F(P) | CO | Nagpur | |
| 16 Oct 06 to 05 Jul 09 | Wing Commander Tejbir Singh | 19958 F(P) | CO | Nagpur |  |
| 06 Jul 09 to 03 Feb 11 | Wing Commander Sanjay Kumar Gaur | 21546 F(P) | CO | Nagpur | |
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