No. 115 Helicopter Unit, IAF explained

Unit Name:No. 115 Helicopter Unit
Dates:1 April 1967 - Present
Country: Republic of India
Garrison:Tezpur AFS
Nickname:"Hovering Angels"
Motto:Apatsu Mitram
A friend in time of need
Aircraft 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]

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Squadrons and Helicopter Units. Bharat Rakshak. 5 December 2015.
  2. Web site: Business News Today: Read Latest Business news, India Business News Live, Share Market & Economy News.