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Key Facts
Short Name: | |
Nickname: | unknown |
Main Role: | Maritime Patrol |
Secondary Role: | Surveillance |
First Formed: | 1986 |
Parent Unit: | Coast Guard HQ |
Current Status: | Active |
History
Coast Guard Air Squadron 750 (CGAS 750) was first commissioned on 18 July 1986 at Santa Cruz airport, Mumbai. It’s initial equipment was the two German-built Do 228-101s. The third German Dornier arrived in July 1987. In mid 1988 the unit received the first two HAL-built Do 228-101. In January 1987 (some sources state June) the unit moved to a new permanent base at Daman. The unit role is maritime patrol of the Western coast of India.
Aircraft
Type | Qty | Service | Badge | Example Serials |
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Dornier Do 228-101 | 5 | July 1986 – Present | CG 755 |
Unit Markings
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Main Bases
Base | Duration |
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Santa Cruz Airport, Mumbai (Bombay) | July 1986 – January 1987 |
CGAS Daman (Bombay) | January 1987 – Present |
Photographs
None currently available.
More Information
References
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Other Sources
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