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No. 119 Helicopter Unit, IAF

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No. 119 Helicopter Unit
Active3 March 1972 - Present
CountryIndia Republic of India
Branch Indian Air Force
Garrison/HQJamnagar AFS
Nickname(s)"Stallions"
Motto(s)Apatsu Mitram
A friend in time of need
Aircraft flown
AttackMil Mi-17
Military unit

No. 119 Helicopter Unit (Stallions) is a Helicopter Unit and is equipped with Mil Mi-17 and based at Jamnagar Air Force Station.

History

The unit was raised on 3 March 1972 at Guwahati and has been operating the Mi-8 helicopters, the workhorse for the IAF. The unit was reequipped with Mil Mi-17 helicopters on 19 March 2014.

Assignments

The unit has been doing service in providing relief during natural calamities in Gujarat since it relocated at Jamnagar in 1990.

Aircraft

References

  1. "Squadrons and Helicopter Units". Bharat Rakshak. Archived from the original on 14 April 2015. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 17 June 2018. Retrieved 5 December 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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