Country Republic of India Garrison/HQ Jodhpur AFS | Branch Indian Air Force Nickname(s) "Tankbusters" | |
Active 1 January 1970 - Present Motto(s) Apatsu Mitram
A friend in time of need | ||
No. 116 Helicopter Unit (Tankbusters) is a Helicopter Unit and is equipped with HAL Chetak and based at Jodhpur Air Force Station.
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History
The 116 Helicopter unit was formed in 1967 at Sarsawa and it operates Chetak and the Light Combat HAL Dhruv. The President of India awarded Standards to 116 Helicopter Unit of Indian Air Force at Jodhpur on 5 Mar 2015.
Assignments
The air combatants of this unit have undertaken numerous sorties for executing relief and rescue operations in various parts of the country.
Aircraft
References
No. 116 Helicopter Unit, IAF Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA