No. 104 Helicopter Squadron, IAF

No. 104 Helicopter Squadron
Active	10 March 1954- Present
Country	Republic of India
Branch	Indian Air Force
Garrison/HQ	Suratgarh AFS
Nickname(s)	"Pioneer Rotarians"
Motto(s)	Apatsu Mitram A friend in time of need
Aircraft flown
Attack	Mil Mi-35

No. 104 Helicopter Squadron (Pioneer Rotarians) is a fighter squadron and is equipped with Mil Mi-35 and based at Suratgarh Air Force Station.^[1]

History

The acquisition of Sikorsky S-55 in 1954 heralded the creation of the first Helicopter Flight within the IAF, and in 1958 become established as the first dedicated Helicopter Unit, No. 104 Helicopter Squadron.^[2]

The IAF S-55s were later phased out in 1966 inducting other helicopter types into service, such as the Mil Mi-35 model in 1990.^[3]

Assignments

Aircraft

References

↑ "Squadrons and Helicopter Units". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
↑ http://bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Aircraft/History/934-934.html
↑ http://indianairforce.nic.in/show_page.php?pg_id=13

Squadrons of the Indian Air Force

Combat

No. 1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
14
15
16
17
18
20
21
22
23
24
26
27
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35
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45
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51
52
101
102
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220
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Transport

AHQCS
No. 11
12
25
33
41
43
44
48
49
50
59
77
78
81

Helicopters

Squadrons	No. 104 125

Units	No. 105 107 109 110 111 112 114 115 116 117 118 119 127 128 129 130 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159

Flights	No. 121 122 126 131 132

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