No. 220 Squadron IAF
| No. 220 Squadron | |
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| Country |  Republic of India |
| Branch |  Indian Air Force |
| Role | Close Air Support Air Defence |
| Garrison/HQ | Halwara AFS |
| Nickname(s) | "Desert Tigers" |
| Motto(s) | Shauryam Tejo Dhritih Valour, Energy and Firmness |
No. 220 Squadron (Desert Tigers) is a fighter squadron and is equipped with Su-30 MKIs and based at Halwara Air Force Station.[1]
History
From its birth until just short of the Indo-Pak war of 1965, the role of the squadron was Operational Conversion onto Vampire aircraft of the freshly commissioned pilots. The squadron, later re-equipped with the Indigenous HF-24 Marut in April 1969 and flew the Marut in the 1971 Indo-Pak War. In June 1981, the squadron converted onto the MiG-23BN.,[2] It was raised at IAF Station Jodhpur and in year 1997 It moved to IAF Station Halwara.
IAF had disbanded the 220 Squadron in June 2005 because of very old aircraft, but resurrected that with the induction of the SU 30 MKIs on 25 September 2012.[3] They received the President's standards at Halwara AFS on 20 September 2013.[4]
Assignments
Aircraft
| Aircraft Type | From | To | Air Base |
|---|---|---|---|
| de Havilland Vampire FB.52 | 9 January 1963 | 1 May 2006 | AFS Palam |
| HF-24 Marut | April 1969 | June 1981 | |
| MiG-23 BN | June 1981 | 1997 | |
| 1997 | July 2005 | AFS Halwara | |
| Su-30 MKI | 1 September 2011 | Present |
References
- ^ "Squadrons and Helicopter Units". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
- ^ Pike, John. "Squadron 220". Globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
- ^ "No.220 Squadron, Indian Air Force - Database". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
- ^ "No.220 Squadron - Presentation of the Presidents Standards". Bhaat-rakshak.com=. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
- ^ "No.220 Squadron Desert Tigers". Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ "Presidential standards awarded to IAF Units". New Indian Express. 21 November 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
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