No. 119 Helicopter Unit, IAF

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

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.