No. 104 Helicopter Squadron
Active	10 March 1954- Present
Country	Republic of India
Branch	Indian Air Force
Garrison/HQ	Suratgarh AFS
Nickname	"Pioneer Rotarians"
Mottos	Apatsu Mitram A friend in time of need
Aircraft flown
Attack	Mil Mi-35

No. 104 Helicopter Squadron (Pioneer Rotarians) is a fighter squadron and is equipped withMil Mi-35 and based atSuratgarh Air Force Station.^[1]

The acquisition of Sikorsky S-55 in 1954 heralded the creation of the first Helicopter Flight within the IAF, and in 1958 become established as the first dedicated Helicopter Unit, No. 104 Helicopter Squadron.^[2]

The IAF S-55s were later phased out in 1966 inducting other helicopter types into service, such as theMil Mi-35 model in 1990.^[3]

As of November 2022, the Mi-35s of the Squadron is undergoing complete overhauls in Russia in two batches. The first batch was already in Russia by then while the entire process is to be completed by mid-2023. Overhaul of each batch shall take 6-8 months. The overhaul would increase its service life by 6 years keeping them active beyond this decade.^[4][5][6]

• Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
• 1971 JVP insurrection
• Indo-Pakistani War of 1971

• Indian Air Force aircraft squadrons
• Military units and formations established in 1954

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