No. 114 Helicopter Unit, IAF

No. 114 Helicopter Unit
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(s)	We do the difficult as a routine, the impossible may take a bit longer.
Aircraft flown
Transport	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 November 1996.^[3]

Assignments

Indo-Pakistani War of 1965

Aircraft

References

^ "Squadrons and Helicopter Units". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
^ "Indian Air Force Gallery :: 114 Helicopter Unit".
^ Indian Air Force ^{[dead link]}

[BRakshak-1] "Squadrons and Helicopter Units". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 4 December 2015.

[2] "Indian Air Force Gallery :: 114 Helicopter Unit".

[3] Indian Air Force ^{[dead link]}