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	'''No. 104 Helicopter Squadron (Pioneer Rotarians)''' is a fighter squadron and is equipped with [[Mil Mi-35]] and based at [[Suratgarh Air Force Station]].<ref name=BRakshak>{{cite web\|title=Squadrons and Helicopter Units\|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Units/Squadrons/292-Squadrons.html\|publisher=Bharat Rakshak\|access-date=4 December ~~2022~~}}</ref>		'''No. 104 Helicopter Squadron (Pioneer Rotarians)''' is a fighter squadron and is equipped with [[Mil Mi-35]] and based at [[Suratgarh Air Force Station]].<ref name=BRakshak>{{cite web\|title=Squadrons and Helicopter Units\|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Units/Squadrons/292-Squadrons.html\|publisher=Bharat Rakshak\|access-date=4 December 2015}}</ref>

	==History==		==History==

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	'''No. 104 Helicopter Squadron (Pioneer Rotarians)''' is a fighter squadron and is equipped with [[Mil Mi-35]] and based at [[Suratgarh Air Force Station]].<ref name=BRakshak>{{cite web\|title=Squadrons and Helicopter Units\|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Units/Squadrons/292-Squadrons.html\|publisher=Bharat Rakshak\|access-date=4 December ~~2015~~}}</ref>		'''No. 104 Helicopter Squadron (Pioneer Rotarians)''' is a fighter squadron and is equipped with [[Mil Mi-35]] and based at [[Suratgarh Air Force Station]].<ref name=BRakshak>{{cite web\|title=Squadrons and Helicopter Units\|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Units/Squadrons/292-Squadrons.html\|publisher=Bharat Rakshak\|access-date=4 December 2022}}</ref>

	==History==		==History==
	The acquisition of Sikorsky S-55 in 1954 heralded the creation of the first Helicopter Flight within the IAF, and in 1958 become established as the first dedicated Helicopter Unit, No. 104 Helicopter Squadron.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Aircraft/History/934-934.html\|title = Sikorsky S-55 : The First Helicopters of the Indian Air Force}}</ref>		The acquisition of Sikorsky S-55 in 1954 heralded the creation of the first Helicopter Flight within the IAF, and in 1958 become established as the first dedicated Helicopter Unit, No. 104 Helicopter Squadron.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Aircraft/History/934-934.html\|title = Sikorsky S-55 : The First Helicopters of the Indian Air Force}}</ref>

	The IAF S-55s were later phased out in 1966 inducting other helicopter types into service, such as the [[Mil Mi-35]] model in 1990.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://indianairforce.nic.in/show_page.php?pg_id=13 \|title=~~Archived copy~~ \|access-date=4 December 2015 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921003625/http://indianairforce.nic.in/show_page.php?pg_id=13 \|archive-date=21 September 2013 \|url-status=dead }}</ref>		The IAF S-55s were later phased out in 1966 inducting other helicopter types into service, such as the [[Mil Mi-35]] model in 1990.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://indianairforce.nic.in/show_page.php?pg_id=13 \|title=Our Strength \|access-date=4 December 2015 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921003625/http://indianairforce.nic.in/show_page.php?pg_id=13 \|archive-date=21 September 2013 \|url-status=dead }}</ref>

	===Assignments===		===Assignments===
	*[[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965]]		*[[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965]]
			*[[1971 JVP insurrection]]
	*[[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]]		*[[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]]

	===Aircraft===		==Aircraft==
	*[[Westland Whirlwind (helicopter)\|Sikorsky S-55]]		{\| class="wikitable"
	*[[Mil Mi-35]]		\|+
			! Aircraft !! From !! To !! Air Base
			\|-
			\| rowspan='3'\|[[Westland Whirlwind (helicopter)\|Sikorsky S-55]] \|\| 10 March 1954 \|\| March 1965 \|\| [[Palam Air Force Station\|Palam AFS]]<ref name="104HS">{{cite web\|url=https://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/Units/104+HS\|title=No.104 Helicopter Squadron Firebirds\|publisher=Bharat Rakshak\|access-date=2022-08-30}}</ref>
			\|-
			\| March 1965 \|\| May 1967 \|\| [[Hindan Air Force Station\|Hindan AFS]]
			\|-
			\| May 1967 \|\| N/A \|\| [[Sarsawa Airport\|Saharanpur AFS]]
			\|-
			\|-
			\| [[Aérospatiale Alouette III\|HAL Chetak]] \|\| N/A \|\| N/A \|\|
			\|-
			\| rowspan='2'\|[[Mil Mi-35]] \|\| April 1990 \|\| April 1995 \|\| [[Bathinda Airport\|Bhatinda AFS]]
			\|-
			\| May 1995 \|\| Present \|\| [[Suratgarh Air Force Station\|Suratgarh AFS]]
			\|}

	==References==		==References==

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'''No. 104 Helicopter Squadron (Pioneer Rotarians)''' is a fighter squadron and is equipped with [[Mil Mi-35]] and based at [[Suratgarh Air Force Station]].<ref name=BRakshak>{{cite web|title=Squadrons and Helicopter Units|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Units/Squadrons/292-Squadrons.html|publisher=Bharat Rakshak|access-date=4 December 2015}}</ref>

==History==
The acquisition of Sikorsky S-55 in 1954 heralded the creation of the first Helicopter Flight within the IAF, and in 1958 become established as the first dedicated Helicopter Unit, No. 104 Helicopter Squadron.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Aircraft/History/934-934.html|title = Sikorsky S-55 : The First Helicopters of the Indian Air Force}}</ref>

The IAF S-55s were later phased out in 1966 inducting other helicopter types into service, such as the [[Mil Mi-35]] model in 1990.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://indianairforce.nic.in/show_page.php?pg_id=13 |title=Archived copy |access-date=4 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921003625/http://indianairforce.nic.in/show_page.php?pg_id=13 |archive-date=21 September 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Assignments===
*[[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965]]
*[[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]]

===Aircraft===
*[[Westland Whirlwind (helicopter)|Sikorsky S-55]]
*[[Mil Mi-35]]

==References==
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{{Indian Air Force}}

[[Category:Indian Air Force aircraft squadrons|104]]