No. 118 Helicopter Unit, IAF

No. 118 Helicopter Unit
Active	22 November 1971 - Present
Country	Republic of India
Branch	Indian Air Force
Garrison/HQ	Gauhati AFS
Nickname(s)	"Challengers"
Motto	Apatsu Mitram A friend in time of need
Aircraft flown
Attack	Mil Mi-8

No. 118 Helicopter Unit (Challengers) is a Helicopter Unit and is equipped with Mil Mi-8 and based at Gauhati AFS in NE India under Eastern Air Command (India). ^[1]

History

The 118 Helicopter Unit, with 11 Mi-17s provides air maintenance in the form of rations, medicines and service equipment to around seven Advance Landing Grounds.^[2]

Assignments

Helicopters of the unit has been tasked with flood relief operations for parts of the India and of Bhutan. The unit took an active part in IPKF operations in Sri Lanka in 1987. This unit has been providing assistance to civil authorities in North East India, West Bengal, Bihar, and Orissa.^[3]

Aircraft

Mil Mi-8

References

↑ "Squadrons and Helicopter Units". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
↑ http://vayu-sena.tripod.com/other-north_east_logistics.html
↑ http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/hu-118.htm

Squadrons of the Indian Air Force

Combat

No. 1
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5
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8
9
10
14
15
16
17
18
20
21
22
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101
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Transport

AHQCS
No. 11
12
25
33
41
43
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48
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50
59
77
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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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