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No.151 Helicopter Unit Sarangs


Date Raised : 1989-06-01
151 HU was raised at Jodhpur on the Mi-17. However, in 1992 it was numberplated. It formed in 2003 as the ALH Evaluation Flight to evaluate the ALH. The flight was re-designated as 151 HU and tasked to create the first helicopter display team in the IAF. The Units is named Sarang which in Sanskrit means Peakcock.
Aircraft Types operated over the years:

Commanding Officers


01 Jun 89 -
Wing Commander
Raghubir Singh Gill
12226 GD(P)
CO
Jodhpur

01 Dec 90 -
Wing Commander
Surinder Singh Hanjra
13137 F(P)
CO
Jodhpur

30 Jun 05 -
Wing Commander
Shashank Misra
19175 F(P)
CO
Yelahanka

18 Aug 08 -
Wing Commander
Ravuri Sheetal
20490 F(P)
CO
Yelahanka
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