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|unit_name= No. 111 Helicopter Unit | |unit_name= No. 111 Helicopter Unit | ||
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'''No. 111 Helicopter Unit (Snow Tigers)''' is a Helicopter Unit and is equipped with [[HAL Dhruv|HAL Dhruv MKIII]] and based at [[Bareilly Airport|Bareilly 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 | '''No. 111 Helicopter Unit (Snow Tigers)''' is a Helicopter Unit and is equipped with [[HAL Dhruv|HAL Dhruv MKIII]] and based at [[Bareilly Airport|Bareilly 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== | ||
The unit created a world record for the highest landing by a [[HAL Cheetah]] helicopter at an altitude of 23,250 ft. | The unit created a world record for the highest landing by a [[HAL Cheetah]] helicopter at an altitude of 23,250 ft. | ||
On 8 February 2012, this Helicopter Unit was re-equipped with the latest [[HAL Dhruv|HAL Dhruv MKIII]].<ref name="indiastrategic">{{cite web|url=http://www.indiastrategic.in/topstories1371_IAF_inducts_ALH.htm|title=..:: India Strategic ::. IAF: IAF inducts ALH MK-III Helicopters|publisher=indiastrategic.in|access-date=4 December | On 8 February 2012, this Helicopter Unit was re-equipped with the latest [[HAL Dhruv|HAL Dhruv MKIII]].<ref name="indiastrategic">{{cite web|url=http://www.indiastrategic.in/topstories1371_IAF_inducts_ALH.htm|title=..:: India Strategic ::. IAF: IAF inducts ALH MK-III Helicopters|publisher=indiastrategic.in|access-date=4 December 2015}}</ref> | ||
===Assignments=== | ===Assignments=== | ||