No. 119 Helicopter Unit, IAF

No. 119 Helicopter Unit
No. 119 Helicopter Unit
Active	3 March 1972 - Present
Country	Republic of India
Branch	Indian Air Force
Garrison/HQ	Jamnagar AFS
Nickname(s)	"Stallions"
Motto(s)	Apatsu Mitram; A friend in time of need
Aircraft flown
Attack	Mil Mi-17

No. 119 Helicopter Unit (Stallions) is a Helicopter Unit and is equipped with Mil Mi-17 and based at Jamnagar Air Force Station.^[1]

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.^[2]

Assignments

The unit has been doing service in providing relief during natural calamities in Gujarat since it relocated at Jamnagar in 1990.^{[citation needed]}

Aircraft

Mil Mi-17

References

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

[BRakshak-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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