Maintenance Command, Indian Air Force
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Maintenance Command IAF is a command
of the Indian Air Force. It was raised as Maintenance Group at Chakeri in Kanpur in 1950. in 1955, It was designated as Maintenance Command. Its current headquarters is located at Vayusena Nagar in Nagpur (Maharashtra), it handles the repair, overhaul and maintenance of all aircraft, helicopters and other equipment. MC has about Nine Base Repair Depots taking care of the overhaul and mainenance of various types of aircraft.
The command's Base Repair Depots include:
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of the Indian Air Force. It was raised as Maintenance Group at Chakeri in Kanpur in 1950. in 1955, It was designated as Maintenance Command. Its current headquarters is located at Vayusena Nagar in Nagpur (Maharashtra), it handles the repair, overhaul and maintenance of all aircraft, helicopters and other equipment. MC has about Nine Base Repair Depots taking care of the overhaul and mainenance of various types of aircraft.
The command's Base Repair Depots include:
- 1 Base Repair Depot Kanpur-Chakeri Various Overhaul
- 2 Base Repair Depot Gwalior-Maharajpur Various Overhaul
- 3 Base Repair Depot ChandigarhChandigarhChandigarh is a union territory of India that serves as the capital of two states, Haryana and Punjab. The name Chandigarh translates as "The Fort of Chandi". The name is from an ancient temple called Chandi Mandir, devoted to the Hindu goddess Chandi, in the city...
Mi-8, Mi-17, Mi-25, Mi-35 Overhaul - 4 Base Repair Depot Kanpur-Chakeri Various Overhaul
- 5 Base Repair Depot Coimbatore-Sulur Various Overhaul
- 11 Base Repair Depot Ojhar Various Overhaul
- Base Repair Depot JodhpurJodhpurJodhpur , is the second largest city in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It is located west from the state capital, Jaipur and from the city of Ajmer. It was formerly the seat of a princely state of the same name, the capital of the kingdom known as Marwar...
MiG-21 Overhaul