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No.142 SSS Flight Flying Amphibs Motto : Apatsu Mitram (A friend in time of need) Date Raised : 1974-08-01 Location : Hashimara 142 SSS Flt, AF was formed at Jamnagar on 01 Aug 1074 with five MI-4 helicopter. The flight was entrusted with the task to support forward airbase, visual observation posts and Air Land /Air Sea rescue. The basic war time role of the flight is helicopter support in general or as required basis and other special tasks as and when ordered. The flight converted onto Chetak helicopter on 01 Sep 1981 (five) and the Units moved to Kalaikunda on 07 May 1982. The Units again moved to Bagdogra on 06 Dec 1982 and is currently based at Hashimara. EAC Comm Flt was merged with this unit in Sep 1997
Aircraft Types operated over the years: |
Commanding Officers | |||||
| Dates | Rank & Name | Number | Remarks | Location | Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Aug 74 to 28 Aug 77 | Squadron Leader Subhash Chandra Ghosal | 10392 GD(P) | CO | Jamnagar | |
| 29 Aug 77 to 08 Mar 82 | Squadron Leader Faquir Chand Jain | 9035 GD(P) | CO | Jamnagar |  |
| 09 Mar 82 to 29 Dec 82 | Wing Commander Yoginder Prakash | 8168 GD(P) | CO | Jamnagar/ Kalaikunda | |
| 24 Jan 83 to 11 Aug 85 | Wing Commander Jagdarshan Singh Sandhu | 10139 GD(P) | CO | Bagdogra |  |
| 12 Aug 85 to 09 Oct 87 | Wing Commander Christopher Jayakumar Elias | 10231 GD(P) | CO | Bagdogra |  |
| 10 Oct 87 to 16 Jun 91 | Wing Commander Vinod Bhateja | 11863 GD(P) | CO | Bagdogra | |
| 17 Jun 91 to 08 Aug 93 | Wing Commander Anil Kishore | 11598 GD(P) | CO | Bagdogra | |
| 09 Aug 93 to 04 May 97 | Wing Commander Oruganti Ram Prasad | 14572 F(P) | CO | Bagdogra |  |
| 05 May 97 to 22 Sep 99 | Wing Commander Anand Shamrao Parab | 16055 F(P) | CO | Bagdogra | |
| 23 Sep 99 to 27 Aug 01 | Wing Commander S K Singh | CO | Bagdogra | ||
| 27 Aug 01 to 11 Aug 03 | Wing Commander Sharad Tewari | 16616 F(P) | CO | Bagdogra |  |
| 11 Aug 03 to 20 Jun 05 | Wing Commander K R Visweswaran | 18690 F(P) | CO | Bagdogra | |
| 20 Jun 05 to 30 Jul 07 | Wing Commander Sanjeev Kumar Bhatnagar | 18838 F(P) | CO | Bagdogra |  |
| 30 Jul 07 to 22 Jun 09 | Wing Commander Jasdeep Singh Sandhu | 20463 F(P) | CO | Bagdogra |  |
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Unit continued existence as 142 HU
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