The first helicopter of the Indian Air Force (Sikorsky S-55- IZ648), arrived by ship in Mumbai.

_{Today in 1954, the 1st helicopter of the Indian Air Force (Sikorsky S-55- IZ648), arrived by ship in Mumbai. The aircraft was ferried to Delhi on Mar 25 & and on March 28, it was used to transport India’s first Prime Minister, Jawahar Lal Nehru, from Palam to Tilpat range}