105 HELICOPTER UNIT

The unit is the Second oldest Helicopter unit of the IAF with a rich and diverse history.  The unit was formed at Air Force Station, Jorhat on 23 Nov 1959 and converted to MI-8 Helicopters on 01 Sep 1981.

The first CO of the unit in 1960 was Flt Lt MS Kapoor.

Nick Name : The Daring Eagles.

On 25 Mar 2009 the Helicopter Unit was honoured when the President, Smt Pratibha Devi Singh Patil the 105 Helicopter Unit  with the President's Colours at an impressive ceremony held at Air Force Station, Gorakhpur at the time Commanded by Wing Commander Amitabh Ranjan.