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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

Commanding Officers


12 Mar 90 - 31 May 93
Wing Commander
Madathil Parambil Aravindakshan
9829 GD(P)
Stn Cdr
Thanjavur

20 Jun 93 - 16 Aug 94
Wing Commander
Murugasan Sudarsanan
11888 GD(P)
Stn Cdr
Thanjavur

16 Aug 94 - 30 Dec 96
Squadron Leader
Shrikant Balakrishna Walwadkar
17222 ADM
Stn Cdr
Thanjavur

30 Dec 96 - 01 Feb 99
Squadron Leader
Anil Sudheer Karkare
18607 ADM
Stn Cdr
Thanjavur

01 Feb 99 - 22 Feb 02
Squadron Leader
Sharad Kumar Verma
16845 ADM
Stn Cdr
Thanjavur

22 Feb 02 - 24 Aug 03
Squadron Leader
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Stn Cdr
Thanjavur

29 Aug 03 - 14 Jun 05
Wing Commander
Rajagopalan Nagarajan
15741 ADM
Stn Cdr
Thanjavur

15 Jun 05 - 20 Aug 06
Group Captain
Rajagopalan Nagarajan
15741 ADM
Stn Cdr
Thanjavur

20 Aug 06 - 24 Apr 08
Wing Commander
Jatinder Kumar Chandna
17043 ADM
Stn Cdr
Thanjavur

25 Apr 08 - 02 May 10
Group Captain
Santosh Suresh Kothari
16788 F(P)
Stn Cdr
Thanjavur

03 May 10 - 22 Apr 12
Group Captain
Sushil Gera
18275 F(P)
Stn Cdr
Thanjavur
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