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'''No.109 Helicopter Unit''' (''Knights'') is a squadron of the [[Indian Air Force]]. Raised on August 26, 1961 equipped with [[Mil Mi-4|Mi 4]]s, it later converted to [[Mil Mi-8|Mi 8]]s in 1974, which were further replaced by [[Mil Mi-17|Mi-17]] | '''No.109 Helicopter Unit''' (''Knights'') is a squadron of the [[Indian Air Force]]. Raised on August 26, 1961 equipped with [[Mil Mi-4|Mi 4]]s, it later converted to [[Mil Mi-8|Mi 8]]s in 1974, which were further replaced by [[Mil Mi-17|Mi-17 V5]] in 2016.<ref name="new Mi-17" /> Based at [[Sulur Air Force Station]],<ref>{{cite news |last1=Thomas |first1=Wilson |title=How air warriors fromSulur flew to help Kerala |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/how-air-warriors-fromsulur-flew-to-help-kerala/article24795453.ece |work=The Hindu |date=28 August 2018 |language=en-IN}}</ref> it currently forms a part of the [[Southern Air Command (India)|Southern Air Command]].<ref name=scramble>[http://www.scramble.nl/in.htm '''Dutch Aviation Society'''. OrBat of the Indian Air Force] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090122235334/http://www.scramble.nl/in.htm |date=2009-01-22 }}</ref> | ||
Since its raising, No. 109 HU has been involved in almost all major military operations, flying in support of [[Indian Army]] right from the [[Sino-Indian War|1962 conflict with China]], to supporting [[IPKF]] operations against the [[LTTE]] in [[Sri Lanka]] in 1987.<ref name=IAF>[http://indianairforce.nic.in/show_unit.php?ch=44 '''No. 109 Helicopter Unit'''. Indian Air Force]</ref> | Since its raising, No. 109 HU has been involved in almost all major military operations, flying in support of [[Indian Army]] right from the [[Sino-Indian War|1962 conflict with China]], to supporting [[IPKF]] operations against the [[LTTE]] in [[Sri Lanka]] in 1987.<ref name=IAF>[http://indianairforce.nic.in/show_unit.php?ch=44 '''No. 109 Helicopter Unit'''. Indian Air Force]</ref> | ||