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	'''No. 220 Squadron (Desert Tigers)''' is a fighter squadron and is equipped with Su-30 MKIs and based at [[Halwara 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=4 December ~~2022~~}}</ref>		'''No. 220 Squadron (Desert Tigers)''' is a fighter squadron and is equipped with Su-30 MKIs and based at [[Halwara 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=4 December 2015}}</ref>

	==History==		==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.,<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/sqn-220.htm\|title=Squadron 220\|first=John\|last=Pike\|website=Globalsecurity.org\|access-date=30 July ~~2022~~}}</ref> It was raised at IAF Station Jodhpur and in year 1997 It moved to IAF Station Halwara.		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.,<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/sqn-220.htm\|title=Squadron 220\|first=John\|last=Pike\|website=Globalsecurity.org\|access-date=30 July 2017}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/Units/220%20Sqn\|title=No.220 Squadron, Indian Air Force - Database\|website=Bharat Rakshak\|language=en-gb\|access-date=2019-09-20}}</ref> They received the President's standards at Halwara AFS on 20 September 2013.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Books/Reviews/1141-220-Squadron-Standards.html\|title=No.220 Squadron - Presentation of the Presidents Standards\|website=Bhaat-rakshak.com=\|access-date=30 July ~~2022~~}}</ref>		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.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/Units/220%20Sqn\|title=No.220 Squadron, Indian Air Force - Database\|website=Bharat Rakshak\|language=en-gb\|access-date=2019-09-20}}</ref> They received the President's standards at Halwara AFS on 20 September 2013.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Books/Reviews/1141-220-Squadron-Standards.html\|title=No.220 Squadron - Presentation of the Presidents Standards\|website=Bhaat-rakshak.com=\|access-date=30 July 2017}}</ref>

	===Assignments===		===Assignments===

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	\|dates= 23 December 1957 - Present		\|dates= *23 December 1957 — July 2005
			*1 September 2011 — Present
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	'''No. 220 Squadron (Desert Tigers)''' is a fighter squadron and is equipped with Su-30 MKIs and based at [[Halwara 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=4 December ~~2015~~}}</ref>		'''No. 220 Squadron (Desert Tigers)''' is a fighter squadron and is equipped with Su-30 MKIs and based at [[Halwara 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=4 December 2022}}</ref>

	==History==		==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.,<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/sqn-220.htm\|title=Squadron 220\|first=John\|last=Pike\|website=Globalsecurity.org\|access-date=30 July ~~2017~~}}</ref> It was raised at IAF Station Jodhpur and in year 1997 It moved to IAF Station Halwara.		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.,<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/sqn-220.htm\|title=Squadron 220\|first=John\|last=Pike\|website=Globalsecurity.org\|access-date=30 July 2022}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/Units/220%20Sqn\|title=No.220 Squadron, Indian Air Force - Database\|website=Bharat Rakshak\|language=en-gb\|access-date=2019-09-20}}</ref> They received the President's standards at Halwara AFS on 20 September 2013.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Books/Reviews/1141-220-Squadron-Standards.html\|title=No.220 Squadron - Presentation of the Presidents Standards\|website=Bhaat-rakshak.com=\|access-date=30 July ~~2017~~}}</ref>		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.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/Units/220%20Sqn\|title=No.220 Squadron, Indian Air Force - Database\|website=Bharat Rakshak\|language=en-gb\|access-date=2019-09-20}}</ref> They received the President's standards at Halwara AFS on 20 September 2013.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Books/Reviews/1141-220-Squadron-Standards.html\|title=No.220 Squadron - Presentation of the Presidents Standards\|website=Bhaat-rakshak.com=\|access-date=30 July 2022}}</ref>

	===Assignments===		===Assignments===
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	* [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]]		* [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]]

	===Aircraft===		==Aircraft==
	*[[de Havilland Vampire]]		{\| class="wikitable"
	*[[HF-24 Marut]]		\|+ Aircraft Types operated by 220 Squadron<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/Units/220+Sqn \|title=No.220 Squadron Desert Tigers \|access-date=2022-01-02 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2013/nov/21/Presidential-standards-awarded-to-IAF-Units-539863.html\|title=Presidential standards awarded to IAF Units\|publisher=New Indian Express\|date=2013-11-21\|access-date=2022-01-02}}</ref>
	*[[Mig-23\|~~Mig~~-~~23BN~~]]		! Aircraft Type !! From !! To !! Air Base
	*[[Su-30MKI]]
			\|-
			\| [[de Havilland Vampire\|de Havilland Vampire FB.52]]\|\| 9 January 1963 \|\| 1 May 2006 \|\| rowspan='3'\|[[Palam, Delhi\|AFS Palam]]
			\|-
			\| [[HF-24 Marut]]\|\| April 1969\|\| June 1981
			\|-
			\| rowspan='2'\|[[Mig-23\|MiG-23 BN]]\|\| June 1981\|\| 1997
			\|-
			\| 1997 \|\| July 2005 \|\| rowspan='2'\|[[Halwara Air Force Station\|AFS Halwara]]
			\|-
			\| [[Su-30MKI\|Su-30 MKI]]\|\| 1 September 2011\|\| Present
			\|}

	==References==		==References==
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	[[Category:Indian Air Force aircraft squadrons\|220]]		[[Category:Indian Air Force aircraft squadrons\|220]]

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'''No. 220 Squadron (Desert Tigers)''' is a fighter squadron and is equipped with Su-30 MKIs and based at [[Halwara 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=4 December 2015}}</ref>

==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.,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/sqn-220.htm|title=Squadron 220|first=John|last=Pike|website=Globalsecurity.org|access-date=30 July 2017}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/Units/220%20Sqn|title=No.220 Squadron, Indian Air Force - Database|website=Bharat Rakshak|language=en-gb|access-date=2019-09-20}}</ref> They received the President's standards at Halwara AFS on 20 September 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Books/Reviews/1141-220-Squadron-Standards.html|title=No.220 Squadron - Presentation of the Presidents Standards|website=Bhaat-rakshak.com=|access-date=30 July 2017}}</ref>

===Assignments===
* [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965]]
* [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]]

===Aircraft===
*[[de Havilland Vampire]]
*[[HF-24 Marut]]
*[[Mig-23|Mig-23BN]]
*[[Su-30MKI]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{iafsqns}}

[[Category:Indian Air Force aircraft squadrons|220]]

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