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No.122 Helicopter Flight Flying Dolphins Motto : Apatsu Mitram (A friend in time of need) Date Raised : 1981-09-26 Location : Car Nicobar The Units was formed on 26 September 1981 at Kalaikunda. The Units was allotted Mi-8 Helicopters in January 1982. The main task of this Units was to carry out search and rescue operations and VIP/VVIP commitments. The Units moved from Kalaikunda to its present location Car Nicobar.No official crest has been allotted to the Units. However the unofficial Units mascot is " The Dolphin". This helpful sea creature belonging to the class Mammillae is quite abundant in the Bay of Bengal adjourning the Andaman and Nicobar group of islands. The Units motto is " AAPATSU MITRAM " meaning a friend in time of trouble as symbolised by the ever helpful Dolphin.
Aircraft Types operated over the years: |
Commanding Officers | |||||
| Dates | Rank & Name | Number | Remarks | Location | Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Nov 81 to 21 Feb 82 | Squadron Leader John Vincent D'Silva | 10447 GD(P) | CO | Kalaikunda |  |
| 22 Feb 82 to 29 Dec 82 | Squadron Leader Faquir Chand Jain | 9035 GD(P) | CO | Kalaikunda/ Car Nico |  |
| 30 Dec 82 to 08 Jul 84 | Wing Commander Faquir Chand Jain | 9035 GD(P) | CO | Car Nicobar | |
| 09 Jul 84 to 11 May 86 | Wing Commander John Vincent D'Silva | 10447 GD(P) | CO | Car Nicobar | |
| 12 May 86 to 27 Jun 88 | Wing Commander Sharwan Kumar Bhatia | 11316 GD(P) | CO | Car Nicobar |  |
| 28 Jun 88 to 20 May 90 | Wing Commander Jagdeep Singh | 11649 GD(P) | CO | Car Nicobar | |
| 21 May 90 to 07 Jun 92 | Wing Commander Amritpal Singh Sidhu | 12217 GD(P) | CO | Car Nicobar |  |
| 08 Jun 92 to 15 Aug 94 | Wing Commander Debasish Palit | 13404 F(P) | CO | Car Nicobar |  |
| 16 Aug 94 to 31 Dec 95 | Wing Commander Thatipalli Sathidev Mahadev | 15191 F(P) | CO | Car Nicobar | |
| 01 Jan 96 to 21 Jun 98 | Wing Commander Ajit Kumar Chaudhary | 15423 F(P) | CO | Car Nicobar |  |
| 22 Jun 98 to 09 May 00 | Wing Commander Ramesh Balakrishnan | 16587 F(P) | CO | Car Nicobar |  |
| 10 May 00 to 27 Oct 02 | Wing Commander Tonda Sree Venkatesh | 16796 F(P) | CO | Car Nicobar |  |
| 28 Oct 02 to 27 Nov 04 | Wing Commander Wunnava Venkata Rama Rao | 18111 F(P) | CO | Car Nicobar | |
| 08 Nov 04 to 06 Feb 05 | Wing Commander Balakrishana Pillai Sreebhavan Krishna Kumar | 17870 F(P) | CO | Car Nicobar |  |
| 07 Feb 05 to 10 Apr 06 | Wing Commander Nagendra Kumar Atri | 18088 F(P) | CO | Car Nicobar | |
| 10 Apr 06 to 02 Mar 08 | Wing Commander Arvind Sharadchandra Pandey | 19557 F(P) | CO | Car Nicobar | |
| 03 Mar 08 to 21 Feb 10 | Wing Commander Vikram Mahajan | 20753 F(P) | CO | Car Nicobar |  |
| 02 Apr 12 to 24 Nov 13 | Wing Commander Himanshu Pandit | 23195 F(P) | CO | Car Nicobar | |
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