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'''No. 114 Helicopter Unit (Siachen Pioneers)''' is a Helicopter Unit and is equipped with [[HAL Cheetah]] and based at [[Leh 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. 114 Helicopter Unit (Siachen Pioneers)''' is a Helicopter Unit and is equipped with [[HAL Cheetah]] and based at [[Leh 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 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Galleries/History/1965/114HU/|title=Indian Air Force Gallery :: 114 Helicopter Unit}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Galleries/History/1965/114HU/|title=Indian Air Force Gallery :: 114 Helicopter Unit}}</ref>


President's standard has been bestowed upon this Unit in recognition of exceptional service rendered to the nation on 13 Nov 1996.<ref>http://indianairforce.nic.in/show_page.php?pg_id=102</ref>
President's standard has been bestowed upon this Unit in recognition of exceptional service rendered to the nation on 13 Nov 1996.<ref>http://indianairforce.nic.in/show_page.php?pg_id=102 {{Bare URL inline|date=April 2022}}</ref>


===Assignments===
===Assignments===

Revision as of 19:58, 8 November 2022

No. 114 Helicopter Unit
Active1 April 1964 - Present
CountryIndia Republic of India
Branch Indian Air Force
Garrison/HQLeh AFS
Nickname(s)"Siachen Pioneers"
Motto(s)We do the difficult as a routine, the impossible may take a bit longer.
Aircraft flown
TransportHAL 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 Nov 1996.[3]

Assignments

Aircraft

References

  1. "Squadrons and Helicopter Units". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  2. "Indian Air Force Gallery :: 114 Helicopter Unit".
  3. http://indianairforce.nic.in/show_page.php?pg_id=102 [bare URL]