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Maintenance Command
Motto: 'SARVADA GAGENECHARET’ (ALWAYS FLYING IN THE SKY) TO ENABLE IAF TO ‘NABHA SPARSH DEEPTAM’ (TOUCHING THE SKY WITH GLORY)
The Maintenance Command of the IAF was formed at Kanpur on 26 January 1955 with Air Vice Marshal Harjinder Singh MBE PVSM as its first Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief. Kanpur was the hub centre of maintenance activities even before independence. The only Base Repair Depot (BRD) of the Indian Air Force existed at Kanpur, along with a Repair and Manufacturing Depot (RMD). A unit called Aircraft Manufacturing Depot (AMD) was subsequently added to undertake the manufacture of Avro aircraft. When the role of IAF was more clearly defined, AMD was transferred to Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL). This division of HAL is today known as Transport Aircraft Division or HAL (TAD), and is based at Chakeri, Kanpur. IAF, however, was poised to expand in times to come and Kanpur alone could not absorb the futuristic industrial activities. Nagpur was eventually selected as the new site for setting up Maintenance Command Headquarters.
11 Base Repair Depot (11 BRD)
The Indian Air Force's No. 11 Base Repair Depot (BRD), located in Ojhar, Nashik, Maharashtra, is the only fighter …
11 Base Repair Depot (11 BRD)
The Indian Air Force's No. 11 Base Repair Depot (BRD), located in Ojhar, Nashik, Maharashtra, is the only fighter aircraft repair depot. Established under the Maintenance Command, this premier depot repairs and overhauls fighter aircraft. The depot was raised on 14 February 1963, initially equipped with Vampire aircraft. Over …