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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21 Apr 64 - 16 Jan 66Squadron LeaderArvind Dalaya4025 GD(P)COSrinagar | | 13 Jan 69 - 12 Apr 72Squadron LeaderMohan Chandra4889 GD(P)COSrinagar | | | |
| | 17 Dec 79 - 06 Jul 81Wing CommanderNarinder Singh Chahal8155 GD(P)COJammu | 07 Jul 81 - 08 Jan 84Wing CommanderJasminder Singh Kahlon8190 GD(P)COJammu | 09 Jan 84 - 13 Apr 86Wing CommanderShrikant Prabhakar Puranik8434 GD(P)COLeh | |
14 Apr 86 - 29 May 88Wing CommanderAshok Anand10150 GD(P)COLeh | 30 May 88 - 30 Jun 89Wing CommanderVikas Shridhar Karandikar12410 GD(P)COLeh | 17 Jul 89 - 22 Jan 92Wing CommanderMahendra Goli12238 GD(P)COLeh | 23 Jan 92 - 06 Feb 94Wing CommanderDilip Dinkar Mandpe13937 F(P)COLeh | | |
14 Nov 94 - 22 Apr 97Wing CommanderManmohan Bahadur14665 F(P)COLeh | 23 Apr 97 - 13 Jun 99Wing CommanderVivek Vikash Bandopadhayay15863 F(P)COLeh | 14 Jun 99 - 17 Jun 01Wing CommanderAravindra Singh Butola16789 F(P)COLeh | 18 Jun 01 - 15 Jun 03Wing CommanderMayenk Tewari17719 F(P)COLeh | 16 Jun 03 - 08 May 05Wing CommanderPravin Kumar Sharma17465 F(P)COLeh | |