No. 114 Helicopter Unit, IAF

No. 114 Helicopter Unit
Active	1 April 1964 - Present
Country	Republic of India
Branch	Indian Air Force
Garrison/HQ	Leh AFS
Nickname(s)	"Siachen Pioneers"
Motto	Dussadhyam Kimsadhyam Kinnah Nothing is Difficult or Impossible for us
Aircraft flown
Attack	HAL Cheetah

No. 114 Helicopter Unit (Siachen Pioneers) is a Helicopter Unit and is equipped with HAL Cheetah and based at Leh Air Force Station.^[1]

History

The unit was formed with an establishment of 10 Chetak (Then Alloutte III) helicopters. This unit had the distinction of being the first All-Chetak unit raised in the IAF. ^[2]

President's standard has been bestowed upon this Unit in recognition of exceptional service rendered to the nation on 13 Nov 1996.^[3]

Assignments

Indo-Pakistani War of 1965

Aircraft

HAL Cheetal
HAL Cheetah

References

↑ "Squadrons and Helicopter Units". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
↑ http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Galleries/History/1965/114HU/
↑ http://indianairforce.nic.in/show_page.php?pg_id=102

Squadrons of the Indian Air Force

Combat

No. 1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
14
15
16
17
18
20
21
22
23
24
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
35
37
47
51
52
101
102
106
108
220
222
223
224

Transport

AHQCS
No. 11
12
25
33
41
43
44
48
49
50
59
77
78
81

Helicopters

Squadrons	No. 104 125

Units	No. 105 107 109 110 111 112 114 115 116 117 118 119 127 128 129 130 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159

Flights	No. 121 122 126 131 132

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