No. 115 Helicopter Unit, IAF

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No. 115 Helicopter Unit
Active1 April 1967 – present
Country Flag of India.svg Republic of India
BranchAir Force Ensign of India.svg  Indian Air Force
Garrison/HQ Tezpur AFS
Nickname(s)"Hovering Angels"
Motto(s)Apatsu Mitram
A friend in time of need
Aircraft flown
Attack HAL Dhruv

No. 115 Helicopter Unit (Hovering Angels) is a Helicopter Unit and is equipped with HAL Dhruv and based at Tezpur Air Force Station. [1]

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History

President of India awarded Standards to 115 Helicopter Unit of Indian Air Force at Tezpur, Assam on 21 November 2014.

Assignments

The unit took part in Indo-Pakistani war of 1971 and cyclone relief operations in Andhra Pradesh and Odisha in May 1979 and Super Cyclone in 1999. [2]

Aircraft

References

  1. ↑ "Squadrons and Helicopter Units". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  2. ↑ "Business News Today: Read Latest Business news, India Business News Live, Share Market & Economy News". Archived from the original on 8 December 2015.
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