avia.wikisort.org - Air_Forces

Search / Calendar

No. 118 Helicopter Unit (Challengers) is a Helicopter Unit and is equipped with Mil Mi-8 and based at Gauhati AFS in NE India under Eastern Air Command (India).[1]

No. 118 Helicopter Unit
Active22 November 1971 - Present
Country Republic of India
Branch Indian Air Force
Garrison/HQGauhati AFS
Nickname(s)"Challengers"
Motto(s)Apatsu Mitram
A friend in time of need
Aircraft flown
AttackMil Mi-8

History


The 118 Helicopter Unit, with 11 Mi-17s provides air maintenance in the form of rations, medicines and service equipment to around seven Advance Landing Grounds.[2]


Assignments


Helicopters of the unit has been tasked with flood relief operations for parts of the India and of Bhutan. The unit took an active part in IPKF operations in Sri Lanka in 1987. This unit has been providing assistance to civil authorities in North East India, West Bengal, Bihar, and Orissa.[3]


Aircraft



References


  1. "Squadrons and Helicopter Units". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  2. "IAF's Transport and Helicopter Operations in the North-East - Vayu Sena".
  3. "Helicopter Unit 118".


Текст в блоке "Читать" взят с сайта "Википедия" и доступен по лицензии Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike; в отдельных случаях могут действовать дополнительные условия.

Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.

2019-2025
WikiSort.org - проект по пересортировке и дополнению контента Википедии