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 253 Signal Unit Date Raised : 1966-01-01 Location : Barrackpore 20 SU was one of the oldest SOC in IAF and was setup in early 1950s in Barrackpore. In 1966 it was renamed as 253 SU. By the 1980s, 253 SU had upgraded to P-40 Radar and was functioning as an ADDC. In 1991, the unit moved to Chandinagar, Jorhat in 1998 and was number plated in 2002. The unit was resurrected on 1 March 2014 at Belgavi.
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Unit previously existed as 20 SU
Commanding Officers | |||||
| Dates | Rank & Name | Number | Remarks | Location | Photo |
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| Unknown to 04 Sep 67 | Wing Commander Krishna Chandra Mukherjee | 3334 GD(P) | CO | Barrackpore |  |
| Unknown to | Squadron Leader Farokh Jehangir Mehta | 4906 GD(P) | CO | Barrackpore |  |
| 10 Jan 75 to 05 Mar 77 | Wing Commander Bhagat Singh Bakhshi | 4597 GD(P) | CO | Barrackpore |  |
| 29 Jun 81 to 04 Jan 83 | Wing Commander Ghanshyam Singh Thapa | 6003 GD(N) | CO | Barrackpore |  |
| Unknown to | Wing Commander Deepak Choudhary | 9098 GD(N) | CO | Barrackpore |  |
| Unknown to | Wing Commander Reginald Mukha | 10972 GD(P) | CO | Barrackpore | |
| Unknown to | Wing Commander Harpal Singh Baidwan | 11033 GD(P) | CO | Barrackpore |  |
| Unknown to | Wing Commander Bhupinder Lakhanpal | 11425 GD(P) | CO | Barrackpore |  |
| Unknown to | Wing Commander Avinash Baburao Aroskar | 11658 GD(P) | CO | ||
| Unknown to | Wing Commander Om Narain Singh | 12970 F(N) | CO | ||
| Unknown to | Wing Commander Manoj Kumar Mishra | 14476 ADM | CO | ||
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