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Air Commodore Sudhindra Kumar Majumdar

Service No & Branch 3484 F(P) (Orig: GD(P)) Stream :Fighters| Helicopters
Date of Birth: 07 Oct 1927 Commissioned: 17 May 1948 Course: 44 Course
Service End: Retired on 31 Mar 1977 Superannuated Died on 20 Jul 2011 (84 Years age) Flying Hours : 4572 Nick Name : Maj/ Maju
Qualifications Held : Instructor Rating: A1
Remarks :
Aircraft Flown: Spitfire, Tempest, Vampire, Bell-47G, Chetak, Dakota, Hiller, S-55, S-62, Auster, Harvard, HT-2, Prentice, Texan T6G, Tiger Moth, AN-12, IL-14
Promotions Gazetted
Fg Offr : 17 May 1949Flt Lt : 17 May 1953Sqn Ldr : 17 May 1959Wg Cdr : 01 Apr 1966
Acting Gp Capt : 06 Feb 1967Gp Capt : 01 Apr 1970Acting Air Cmde : 01 Jun 1972Air Cmde : 01 Apr 1973
Training and Other Courses Attended
4 FIC (Fg Offr) - 10 Dec 194911 NDC (Gp Capt) - 28 Feb 1972
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Notes:1)Branch is at retirement and may not match with branch at Commission 2)Notional seniority is reflected in dates of substantive rank.

Appointments, Postings & Other Service Particulars

DatesRankUnitLocationAppointmentPhoto
18 May 1948 - 20 Jul 1949Plt OffrNo.3 SquadronPune Squadron Pilot
19 Dec 1949 - 25 May 1952Fg OffrNo.2 Air Force AcademyJodhpur Flying Instructor
29 May 1952 - 25 Nov 1953Flt LtFlying Instructors SchoolAmbala Flying Instructor
01 Dec 1953 - 28 Feb 1954Flt LtSikorsky HQStratford, USA Heptr Conversion (S-55)
01 Apr 1954 - 23 Mar 1958Flt LtNo.104 Helicopter FlightPalam Flight Commander
24 Mar 1958 - 30 Apr 1958Flt LtNo.104 Helicopter FlightPalam Commanding Officer
01 May 1958 - 31 Aug 1958Flt LtNo.104 Helicopter UnitPalam Commanding Officer
01 Sep 1958 - 11 Oct 1959Sqn LdrNo.104 Helicopter UnitPalam Commanding Officer
12 Oct 1959 - 31 Mar 1960Sqn LdrNo.104 Helicopter UnitPalam Squadron Pilot S-62 Trials
09 Oct 1960 - 24 Oct 1960Sqn Ldr14 Bihar Air Sqn NCCRanchi Commanding Officer
01 Nov 1960 - 31 Jan 1960Sqn LdrNo.104 Helicopter UnitPalam Squadron Pilot
01 Feb 1961 - 24 Apr 1961Sqn Ldr14 Bihar Air Sqn NCCRanchi Commanding Officer
01 May 1961 - 25 May 1962Sqn LdrAirHQ Communications SquadronPalam Squadron Pilot
25 May 1962 - 31 Dec 1962Sqn LdrHelicopter Training UnitPalam Commanding Officer
01 Jan 1963 - 31 Jul 1963Sqn LdrNo.104 Helicopter UnitPalam Commanding Officer
01 Aug 1963 - 30 Jun 1964Wg Cdr4 Elementary Flying Training UnitKanpur Commanding Officer
01 Jul 1964 - 29 Jun 1966Wg CdrAir Head QuartersDelhi Staff
30 Jun 1966 - 02 Feb 1967Wg Cdr23 WingJammu Station Commander
06 Feb 1967 - 30 Jun 1969Gp CaptAir Force Flying CollegeJodhpur Chief Instructor
05 Jul 1969 - 17 Aug 1970Gp Capt6 Tactical Air CenterLeh  Commanding Officer
18 Aug 1970 - 31 Mar 1971Gp CaptWestern Air CommandPalam Staff
17 Apr 1972 - 31 May 1972Gp Capt26 WingThane Station Commander
01 Sep 1972 - 30 Jun 1974Air CmdeAFS JalahalliBengaluru Air Officer Commanding
01 Jul 1974 - 31 Mar 1977Air CmdeNCC HQ ( (Karnataka & Goa)Bangalore Director
 
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