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No. 111 Helicopter Unit, IAF

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No. 111 Helicopter Unit
Active1 August 1963 – present
CountryIndia Republic of India
Branch Indian Air Force
Garrison/HQBareilly AFS
Nickname"Snow Tigers"
MottosApatsu Mitram
A friend in time of need
Aircraft flown
AttackHAL Dhruv MKIII

No. 111 Helicopter Unit (Snow Tigers) is a Helicopter Unit and is equipped with HAL Dhruv MKIII and based at Bareilly Air Force Station.[1][2]

History

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The unit created a world record for the highest landing by a HAL Cheetah helicopter at an altitude of 23,250 ft.

On 8 February 2012, this Helicopter Unit was re-equipped with the latest HAL Dhruv Mk III variant and became the first unit to operate the variant.[2][3]

Assignments

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Aircraft

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References

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  1. ↑ "Squadrons and Helicopter Units". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 4 December 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  2. 1 2 "Dhruv MkIII Inducted into Indian Air Force". DefenceNow. 9 February 2012. Archived from the original on 12 February 2012.
  3. ↑ "..:: India Strategic ::. IAF: IAF inducts ALH MK-III Helicopters". indiastrategic.in. Retrieved 4 December 2015.