No. 116 Helicopter Unit, IAF: Difference between revisions
->BrownHairedGirl (Template:Indian Air Force squadrons is redundant to Template:Indian Air Force) |
(robot: Create/update articles. If there is a mistake please report on my talk page.) |
||
| (One intermediate revision by the same user not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{Cleanup bare URLs|date=September 2022}} | |||
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}} | {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}} | ||
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}} | {{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}} | ||
| Line 17: | Line 18: | ||
|nickname="Tankbusters" | |nickname="Tankbusters" | ||
|patron= | |patron= | ||
|motto=''Apatsu Mitram''<br>A friend in time of need | |motto=''Apatsu Mitram''<br />A friend in time of need | ||
|colors= | |colors= | ||
|colors_label= | |colors_label= | ||
Latest revision as of 18:30, 26 September 2022
 |
No. 116 Helicopter Unit (Tankbusters) is a Helicopter Unit and is equipped with HAL Chetak and based at Jodhpur Air Force Station.[1]
| No. 116 Helicopter Unit | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1 January 1970 - Present |
| Country |  Republic of India |
| Branch |  Indian Air Force |
| Garrison/HQ | Jodhpur AFS |
| Nickname(s) | "Tankbusters" |
| Motto(s) | Apatsu Mitram A friend in time of need |
| Aircraft flown | |
| Attack | HAL Chetak |
HistoryEdit
The 116 Helicopter unit was formed in 1967 at Sarsawa and it operates Chetak and the Advanced Light Helicopter HAL Dhruv. The President of India awarded Standards to 116 Helicopter Unit of Indian Air Force at Jodhpur on 5 Mar 2015.[2]
AssignmentsEdit
The air combatants of this unit have undertaken numerous sorties for executing relief and rescue operations in various parts of the country.
AircraftEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "Squadrons and Helicopter Units". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
- ↑ http://www.indiandefensenews.in/2015/03/strong-defence-forces-needed-for.html