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24 Wing


Date Raised : 1964-09-08 Disbanded : 1993-02-02 Location : Highgrounds (Chandigarh)
SAM Wing, Formed around 1963-64 and wound up in 1987-88. 34, 46, 58 and 61 Sqn were formed here in Sep 1964.

Commanding Officers


01 Jan 77 - 01 Dec 78
Group Captain
Vishnu Bharat Raj Misra
4354 GD(P)
Stn Cdr
Highgrounds (Chandig

Unknown - 25 Jun 81
Group Captain
Ram Sharan Gambhir
4560 GD(N)
Stn Cdr
Highgrounds (Chandig

01 Aug 81 - 27 Oct 83
Group Captain
Jagmohan Singh Virk
4437 GD(P)
Stn Cdr
Highgrounds (Chandig

28 Oct 83 - 31 May 85
Group Captain
Partapsingh Raghunathsingh Pardeshi
5214 GD(N)
Stn Cdr
Highgrounds (Chandig

01 Jun 85 - 12 Jan 86
Wing Commander
Kakkadan Payyanadan Jayaraj
6329 GD(N)
Stn Cdr
Highgrounds (Chandig

13 Jan 86 - 12 Apr 87
Group Captain
Chandra Shekhar Misra
5455 GD(N)
Stn Cdr
Highgrounds (Chandig
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