No. 111 Helicopter Unit, IAF

No. 111 Helicopter Unit
Active	1 August 1963- Present
Country	Republic of India
Branch	Indian Air Force
Garrison/HQ	Bareilly AFS
Nickname(s)	"Snow Tigers"
Motto	Apatsu Mitram A friend in time of need
Aircraft flown
Attack	HAL 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]

History

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 MKIII.^[2]

Assignments

Aircraft

References

↑ "Squadrons and Helicopter Units". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
↑ "..:: India Strategic ::. IAF: IAF inducts ALH MK-III Helicopters". indiastrategic.in. Retrieved 4 December 2015.

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
28
29
30
31
32
35
37
47
51
52
101
102
106
108
220
222
223
224

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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