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|unit_name= No. 153 Helicopter Unit<br />
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|dates=1 November 1988 - Present<br />
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|garrison=[[Udhampur Air Force Station|Udhampur AFS]]<br />
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|nickname="Daring Dragons"<br />
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'''No. 153 Helicopter Unit (Daring Dragons)''' is a Helicopter Unit and is equipped with [[Mil Mi-17]] and based at [[Udhampur Air Force Station]].<ref name=BRakshak>{{cite web|title=Squadrons and Helicopter Units|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Units/Squadrons/292-Squadrons.html|publisher=Bharat Rakshak|access-date=5 December 2015}}</ref><br />
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==History==<br />
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===Assignments===<br />
During the [[Kargil War]], the unit participated in several operations. The unit also had the first female aviator in the IAF, [[Gunjan Saxena]].<br />
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===Aircraft===<br />
*[[Mil Mi-17]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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{{Indian Air Force}}<br />
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[[Category:Indian Air Force aircraft squadrons|153]]</div>
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