1962 Sino Indian War No 109 HU had been thrust into action right from the moment of its birth when, in 1962, the
Sino-Indian War Broke out. The unit maintained a two aircraft detachment under the
Eastern Air Command, which served extensively in
CASEVAC and
logistics missions in and around the
Spiti Valley. in face of extremes of conditions and harshest of terrains. Following the war, 109 was deployed in a number of different roles, from supporting the Border Roads Development Organisation, in the
North East India, to flying in support of disaster relief following the Jagadhri floods in
Uttar Pradesh in 1963. The military role of 109, however, again came into calling when riots broke out in
Srinagar in January 1964, preluding to the
Second Kashmir War.No 109 HU was heavily involved in the tactical airlift of
troops and security personnel into the sensitive areas in the valley, and was also heavily involved in reconnaissance and patrol missions.
Assignments •
Sino-Indian War •
Second Kashmir War •
Liberation of Bangladesh, 1971 •
Siachen •
Bhopal Disaster relief •
IPKF, Jaffna Helidrop •
IPKF Jaffna Operations •
2015 South Indian floods •
Aero India •
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