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Historical Event on 3/10/1954

The history of 104 HU, the most prestigious and the oldest Helicopter Unit of the IAF, is studded with more than four decades of glorious past and yeomen service rendered to the country. One-O-Four was raised as Helicopter Flight at Palam on 10th March 1954.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/12/1991Sonia Gandhi declineed to contest from Amethi.
9/26/1793Rani Rashmoni, great nationalist and social worker, was born in Kona village, 24 Parganas (north), West Bengal.
1/30/1999Pandit Ravi Shankar, sitar maestro, is chosen for Bharat Ratna.
11/29/1994M.H. Kania, former Chief Justice of India made Chairman of the 14th Law Commission.
12/10/1905Robert Koch received the Nobel Prize for Medicine for his work on Tuberculosis.
9/30/1992Laurie Baker wins Rs. 25 lakh UN World Habitat award.
5/12/1949S Vijaya Laxmi Pandit, first woman foreign ambassador, was received in US.
7/17/1987V. P. Singh announces resignation from Congress; R. Venkataraman elected President of India.
1/27/1948Gandhiji visits Mehrauli Muslim Fair.
8/15/1969Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) formed under Department of Atomic Energy.