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47 Wing Date Raised : 1990-03-12 Location : Thanjavur The airbase was first constructed in 1940 by the Royal Air Force. During the period 1942-45, 36 Sqn, 353 Sqn and 60 Sqn of RAF operated from this airfield with Hudson, Wellington 1C, Hurricane and Thunderbolt aircraft. After independence, the airfield was handed over to the Airports Authority of India and Vayudoot operations were undertaken from this base. With the formation of Southern Air Command in 1984, a permission for 47 Wing at Thannjavur was also provided. The IAF took over the airfield in March 1990. After the IAF took over the airbase, land acquisition started in 2006 for converting it into an Air Force Station. The Base is expected to house a full complement of Su-30s soon
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| Dates | Rank & Name | Number | Remarks | Location | Photo |
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| 12 Mar 90 to 31 May 93 | Wing Commander Madathil Parambil Aravindakshan | 9829 GD(P) | Stn Cdr | Thanjavur |  |
| 20 Jun 93 to 16 Aug 94 | Wing Commander Murugasan Sudarsanan | 11888 GD(P) | Stn Cdr | Thanjavur | |
| 16 Aug 94 to 30 Dec 96 | Squadron Leader Shrikant Balakrishna Walwadkar | 17222 ADM | Stn Cdr | Thanjavur |  |
| 30 Dec 96 to 01 Feb 99 | Squadron Leader Anil Sudheer Karkare | 18607 ADM | Stn Cdr | Thanjavur | |
| 01 Feb 99 to 22 Feb 02 | Squadron Leader Sharad Kumar Verma | 16845 ADM | Stn Cdr | Thanjavur | |
| 22 Feb 02 to 24 Aug 03 | Squadron Leader #N/A | Stn Cdr | Thanjavur | ||
| 29 Aug 03 to 14 Jun 05 | Wing Commander Rajagopalan Nagarajan | 15741 ADM | Stn Cdr | Thanjavur | |
| 15 Jun 05 to 20 Aug 06 | Group Captain Rajagopalan Nagarajan | 15741 ADM | Stn Cdr | Thanjavur | |
| 20 Aug 06 to 24 Apr 08 | Wing Commander Jatinder Kumar Chandna | 17043 ADM | Stn Cdr | Thanjavur | |
| 25 Apr 08 to 02 May 10 | Group Captain Santosh Suresh Kothari | 16788 F(P) | Stn Cdr | Thanjavur |  |
| 03 May 10 to 22 Apr 12 | Group Captain Sushil Gera | 18275 F(P) | Stn Cdr | Thanjavur | |
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