No.129 Helicopter Unit Nubra Warriors Motto : Never Give in Date Raised : 1987-07-01 the Units was raised at AF Stn Hindan in Jul 1987. The Units was formed under the able command of Gp Capt HS Ahluwalia, VM. In Mar 1991, the command of the Units was revised to Wg Cdr Commanding. The Units when formed was assigned with various op and peace time roles which included Spl Heliborne Ops, VVIP/VIP Communication, Courier flights for HP Govt. and Flypast on ceremonial occasions like Republic Day, Independence Day, Air Force Day etc. "NUBRA WARRIORS" have the exclusive honour of colour trooping the National Flag on all these occasions.
Aircraft Types operated over the years: |
Commanding Officers | |||||
Dates | Rank & Name | Number | Remarks | Location | Photo |
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16 Jun 87 to 02 Jul 89 | Group Captain Harpal Singh Ahluwalia | 9821 GD(P) | CO | Hindan | |
11 Oct 89 to 30 Jun 91 | Group Captain Fali Homi Major | 11442 GD(P) | CO | Hindan | |
26 Aug 91 to 30 Jun 93 | Group Captain Baljeet Singh | 9557 GD(P) | CO | Hindan | |
05 Jul 93 to 11 Jun 95 | Group Captain Ram Mohan Shridharan | 12033 GD(P) | CO | Hindan | |
12 Jun 95 to 24 Nov 97 | Wing Commander Dilbagh Singh | 14272 F(P) | CO | Hindan | |
25 Nov 97 to 20 Jun 99 | Wing Commander Anil Kumar Sinha | 16074 F(P) | CO | Hindan | |
21 Jun 99 to 13 May 01 | Wing Commander Radhakrishnan Shankar | 17010 F(P) | CO | Hindan | |
14 May 01 to 15 Jun 03 | Wing Commander Navayath Santosh | 17720 F(P) | CO | Hindan | |
16 Jun 03 to 25 Apr 05 | Wing Commander Bavisetti Chandrasekhar | 17726 F(P) | CO | Hindan | |
26 Feb 07 to 01 Mar 09 | Wing Commander Deshpal Singh | 19544 F(P) | CO | Hindan | |
22 Mar 09 to 20 Mar 11 | Wing Commander Amit Kumar Bhutani | 20785 F(P) | CO | Hindan | |
21 Mar 11 to 14 Apr 13 | Wing Commander Jaideep Chakraborty | 21835 F(P) | CO | Hindan |