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 MiG Operational Flying Training Unit Motto : Sarve yudhhavisharda (All Skilled in Warfare) Date Raised : 1986-12-15 Disbanded : 2003-06-22 Location : Tezpur Mig Operational Flying Training Unit (MOFTU) was formed on 15 Dec 86 at Tezpur to impart Stage III (operational) training on MiG-21 aircraft. This was the largest fighter-flying establishment of IAF. Earlier, this task was carried out by three squadrons based at Tezpur, namely 8 Sqn, 28 Sqn and 30 Sqn AF. The need for one central Units for conducting conversion and operational training was felt for quite sometime and was reinforced by the La fontaine Committee report. Conversion of 28 Sqn and 47 Sqn to MiG-29s paved the way for formation of MOFTU with the assets released from these two Units. Given its size, it operated two flights - A and B since 6 August 1987. MOFTU was bifurcated into MOFTU A and MOFTU B in June 2003.
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Commanding Officers | |||||
| Dates | Rank & Name | Number | Remarks | Location | Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Dec 86 to 19 Feb 87 | Squadron Leader Nellickal Cherian Thomas | 12771 GD(P) | CO | Tezpur |  |
| 20 Feb 87 to 20 Nov 88 | Group Captain Padmanabha Prabhakaran | 8379 GD(P) | CO | Tezpur | |
| 21 Nov 88 to 31 Jul 90 | Group Captain Kalathil Payan Sreekanth | 10508 GD(P) | CO | Tezpur |  |
| 13 Aug 90 to 08 Oct 92 | Group Captain Parvez Hamilton Khokhar | 11860 GD(P) | CO | Tezpur |  |
| 09 Nov 92 to 10 Apr 95 | Group Captain Arun Gurunandan Katre | 11852 GD(P) | CO | Tezpur |  |
| 19 Jun 95 to 30 Sep 98 | Group Captain Nirdosh Vatsyayan Tyagi | 12765 GD(P) | CO | Tezpur |  |
| 01 Oct 98 to 31 Jul 00 | Group Captain Tejender Pal Singh Gill | 13767 F(P) | CO | Tezpur |  |
| Unknown to | Group Captain Ramesh Goyal | 14567 F(P) | CO | Tezpur |  |
| Unknown to 22 Jun 03 | Group Captain Chetan Bali | 15708 F(P) | CO | Tezpur |  |
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