![]() No.109 Helicopter Unit Motto : Apatsu Mitram (A friend in time of need) Date Raised : 1961-08-26 Location : Sulur (Coimbatore) The Units came into being on August 26, 1961.One Zero Nine was awarded a crest, with a motto 'APATSU MITRAM'. The motto means 'a friend to those in distress'. The Units insignia signifies the embodiment of service on land, sea and in air, with the rotors trisecting the crest depicting the prominence of helicopter in all three areas. The mountains in the background signify the area where helicopters are the only aircraft which can been used in a variety of roles. On 1 April 1967, the Units moved from Chandigarh to Jammu and The Units moved to Sulur on 4 June 1987. It was later re-christened as 'The Knights'.
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| 10 Jun 63 - 24 Jan 64Squadron LeaderArvind Dalaya4025 GD(P)COChandigarh | | 11 Jan 67 - 13 Mar 70Squadron LeaderKevin Martin5074 GD(P)COChandigarh/ Jammu | 14 Mar 70 - 01 Apr 73Squadron LeaderNilkanth Keshav Barvey5864 GD(P)COJammu | |
02 Apr 73 - 02 Dec 73Squadron LeaderHarpal Singh Bedi5595 GD(P)COJammu | 03 Dec 73 - 26 Feb 76Wing CommanderRajendra Dev Pant4737 GD(P)COJammu | 27 Feb 76 - 12 Jun 77Wing CommanderMohan Chandra4889 GD(P)COJammu | | 12 Dec 79 - 25 Oct 81Wing CommanderLalit Kumar Dutta6506 GD(P)COJammu | |
26 Oct 81 - 25 Dec 84Wing CommanderKrishan Kumar Sangar7017 GD(P)COJammu | 25 Dec 84 - 10 May 87Wing CommanderVishwanathan Natarajan10462 GD(P)COJammu | 11 May 87 - 20 Jun 89Wing CommanderVijay Kumar Narayan Sapre11285 GD(P)COSulur | 21 Jun 89 - 27 Sep 92Wing CommanderMahadeva Ramakrishna12027 GD(P)COSulur | 19 Oct 92 - 25 Apr 95Wing CommanderKottukonam Gopakumaran Neelakanthan Nair14295 F(P)COSulur | |
| | 20 Sep 99 - 02 Sep 01Wing CommanderAtanu Guru16794 F(P)COSulur | 03 Sep 01 - 10 Aug 03Wing CommanderSanjay Kumar Mittal17472 F(P)COSulur | 11 Aug 03 - 12 Jun 05Wing CommanderUmesh Kumar Sharma17323 F(P)COSulur | |
13 Jun 05 - 25 Feb 07Wing CommanderAmitabh Raja Shendye19904 F(P)COSulur | 26 Feb 07 - 18 Mar 09Wing CommanderManish Girdhar20163 F(P)COSulur | 09 Sep 20 - 08 Dec 21Wing CommanderPrithvi Singh Chauhan26982 F(P)COSulur |