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 No.114 Helicopter Unit Siachen Pioneers Motto : Dussadhyam Kimsadhyam Kinnah (Nothing is Difficult or Impossible for us) Date Raised : 1964-04-01 Location : Leh 114 Helicopter Units was formed at Leh on 01 Apr 1964 with an establishment of 10 Allouette helicopters. The role of the Units was RTR, ATOM and casualty evacuation. Towards the end of year 1964, the Units HQ was shifted to Jammu from where a detachment operated in Srinagar till 1975 before shifting back to Jammu. Thereafter the Units moved back to Leh in 1987 and has been operating Cheetah helicopters since then. The Units was maintaining a permanent detachment at Thoise for Air Maintenance of Siachen Glacier under OP Meghdoot. This detachment was shifted to Base Camp II on 04 Aug 97 for the same role. The Units has been operational in supporting the Indian Army in OP Meghdoot since April 1984. The continuing operation, on the world's highest and inhospitable Glacier, which has probably been the longest battle ever, is a story of incredible achievements and numerous firsts. 114 Helicopter Units, has rightly earned its name of "Siachen Pioneers." Read Detailed History
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Commanding Officers | |||||
| Dates | Rank & Name | Number | Remarks | Location | Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Apr 64 to 16 Jan 66 | Squadron Leader Arvind Dalaya | 4025 F(P) | CO | Srinagar |  |
| 17 Jan 66 to 12 Jan 69 | Squadron Leader Ram Kumar Sinha | 4974 F(P) | CO | Srinagar | |
| 13 Jan 69 to 12 Apr 72 | Squadron Leader Mohan Chandra | 4889 F(P) | CO | Srinagar |  |
| 13 Apr 72 to 09 May 74 | Squadron Leader Avtar Singh Makkar | 6522 F(P) | CO | Jammu | |
| 10 May 74 to 30 Apr 76 | Squadron Leader Gopal Krishna Avasthi | 10387 F(P) | CO | Jammu | |
| 01 May 76 to 08 Apr 79 | Squadron Leader Virendra Kumar Dhir | 6862 F(P) | CO | Jammu | |
| 09 Apr 79 to 16 Dec 79 | Wing Commander Virendra Kumar Dhir | 6862 F(P) | CO | Jammu | |
| 17 Dec 79 to 06 Jul 81 | Wing Commander Narinder Singh Chahal | 8155 F(P) | CO | Jammu |  |
| 07 Jul 81 to 08 Jan 84 | Wing Commander Jasminder Singh Kahlon | 8190 F(P) | CO | Jammu |  |
| 09 Jan 84 to 13 Apr 86 | Wing Commander Shrikant Prabhakar Puranik | 8434 F(P) | CO | Leh |  |
| 14 Apr 86 to 29 May 88 | Wing Commander Ashok Anand | 10150 F(P) | CO | Leh |  |
| 30 May 88 to 30 Jun 89 | Wing Commander Vikas Shridhar Karandikar | 12410 F(P) | CO | Leh |  |
| 17 Jul 89 to 22 Jan 92 | Wing Commander Mahendra Goli | 12238 F(P) | CO | Leh |  |
| 23 Jan 92 to 06 Feb 94 | Wing Commander Dilip Dinkar Mandpe | 13937 F(P) | CO | Leh |  |
| 07 Feb 94 to 13 Nov 94 | Wing Commander Vikram Stephen Dharamjit | 13942 F(P) | CO | Leh | |
| 14 Nov 94 to 22 Apr 97 | Wing Commander Manmohan Bahadur | 14665 F(P) | CO | Leh |  |
| 23 Apr 97 to 13 Jun 99 | Wing Commander Vivek Vikash Bandopadhayay | 15863 F(P) | CO | Leh |  |
| 14 Jun 99 to 17 Jun 01 | Wing Commander Aravindra Singh Butola | 16789 F(P) | CO | Leh |  |
| 18 Jun 01 to 15 Jun 03 | Wing Commander Mayenk Tewari | 17719 F(P) | CO | Leh |  |
| 16 Jun 03 to 08 May 05 | Wing Commander Pravin Kumar Sharma | 17465 F(P) | CO | Leh |  |
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