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It is equipped with <a href="/wiki/Sukhoi_Su-30MKI" title="Sukhoi Su-30MKI">Sukhoi Su-30MKI</a> and based at <a href="/wiki/Lohegaon_Air_Force_Station" class="mw-redirect" title="Lohegaon Air Force Station">Lohegaon Air Force Station</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pune" title="Pune">Pune</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-BRakshak_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BRakshak-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=No._20_Squadron_IAF&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Lightnings stuck with tremendous impact during the December 1971 operations. A decade later, No. 20 Squadron were chosen to form the IAF's formation aerobatic team given the appellation of "Thunderbolts".<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The IAF's most decorated squadron, No.20 <i>Lightnings</i>, was re-commissioned from its number plated status to operational status.<sup id="cite_ref-20-brf_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20-brf-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Its pilots and crews were mainly drawn from the first Sukhoi squadron, <a href="/wiki/No._24_Squadron_IAF" title="No. 24 Squadron IAF">No. 24 Squadron IAF</a> 'Hunting Hawks,' and have considerable experience on the type. This squadron is considered one of the parent squadrons of the Sukhoi 30 MKI in the IAF. Also the No.20 Squadron played an important role in making the Flankers fully operational in the Indian Air Force. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Aircraft">Aircraft</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=No._20_Squadron_IAF&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Aircraft"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Aircraft types operated by the squadron<sup id="cite_ref-20-brf_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20-brf-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Aircraft Type</th> <th>From</th> <th>To</th> <th>Air Base </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/De_Havilland_Vampire" title="De Havilland Vampire">de Havilland Vampire FB52</a></td> <td>1 June 1956</td> <td>May 1959</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Halwara_Air_Force_Station" title="Halwara Air Force Station">AFS Halwara</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Hawker_Hunter" title="Hawker Hunter">Hawker Hunter Mk 56</a></td> <td>May 1959</td> <td>1965</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indira_Gandhi_International_Airport" title="Indira Gandhi International Airport">AFS Palam</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1965</td> <td>February 1968</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hindan_Air_Force_Station" title="Hindan Air Force Station">AFS Hindon</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Hawker_Hunter" title="Hawker Hunter">Hawker Hunter Mk 56A</a></td> <td>February 1968</td> <td>July 1996</td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Pathankot_Airport" title="Pathankot Airport">AFS Pathankot</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/MiG-21" class="mw-redirect" title="MiG-21">Mig-21 FL</a></td> <td>March 1996</td> <td>1975 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1975</td> <td>January 1998</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/MiG-21" class="mw-redirect" title="MiG-21">Mig-21 Bison</a></td> <td>August 2004</td> <td>May 2005</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Sukhoi_Su-30_MKI" class="mw-redirect" title="Sukhoi Su-30 MKI">Sukhoi Su-30 MKI</a></td> <td>January 2002</td> <td>Present</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lohegaon_Air_Force_Station" class="mw-redirect" title="Lohegaon Air Force Station">AFS Lohegaon</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=No._20_Squadron_IAF&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output 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Air Force Station">Hindan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kushok_Bakula_Rimpochee_Airport" title="Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport">Leh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indira_Gandhi_International_Airport" title="Indira Gandhi International Airport">Palam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pathankot_Airport#Air_Force_Station" title="Pathankot Airport">Pathankot</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sarsawa_Air_Force_Station" title="Sarsawa Air Force Station">Sarsawa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Siachen_Glacier" title="Siachen Glacier">Siachen Glacier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sirsa_Air_Force_Station" title="Sirsa Air Force Station">Sirsa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Srinagar_Air_Force_Station" class="mw-redirect" title="Srinagar Air Force Station">Srinagar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Udhampur_Air_Force_Station" title="Udhampur Air Force Station">Udhampur</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Air_Command_(India)" title="Eastern Air Command (India)">Eastern Air Command</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Maharaja_Bir_Bikram_Airport" title="Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport">Agartala</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bagdogra_Airport" title="Bagdogra Airport">Bagdogra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shillong_Airport" title="Shillong Airport">Barapani AFS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barrackpore_Air_Force_Station" title="Barrackpore Air Force Station">Barrackpore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chabua_Air_Force_Station" title="Chabua Air Force Station">Chabua</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Netaji_Subhas_Chandra_Bose_International_Airport" title="Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport">Dum Dum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hasimara_Air_Force_Station" title="Hasimara Air Force Station">Hasimara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jorhat_Airport" title="Jorhat Airport">Jorhat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kalaikunda_Air_Force_Station" title="Kalaikunda Air Force Station">Kalaikunda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Silchar_Airport" title="Silchar Airport">Kumbhigram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dibrugarh_Airport" title="Dibrugarh Airport">Mohanbari</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lokpriya_Gopinath_Bordoloi_International_Airport" title="Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport">Mountain Shadow</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tawang_Air_Force_Station" title="Tawang Air Force Station">Tawang</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tezpur_Airport" title="Tezpur Airport">Tezpur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Station_Arjan_Singh" title="Air Force Station Arjan Singh">Panagarh</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Central_Air_Command_(India)" title="Central Air Command (India)">Central Air Command</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Agra_Airport" title="Agra Airport">Agra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bihta_Air_Force_Station" title="Bihta Air Force Station">Bihta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Darbhanga#Airport" title="Darbhanga">Darbhanga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lucknow_Air_Force_Station" title="Lucknow Air Force Station">Bakshi Ka Talab</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Allahabad_Airport" class="mw-redirect" title="Allahabad Airport">Bamrauli</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bareilly_Airport" title="Bareilly Airport">Bareilly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kanpur_Airport" title="Kanpur Airport">Chakeri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gorakhpur_Airport" title="Gorakhpur Airport">Gorakhpur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gwalior_Airport" title="Gwalior Airport">Maharajpur</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Southern_Air_Command_(India)" title="Southern Air Command (India)">Southern Air Command</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Car_Nicobar_Air_Force_Base" class="mw-redirect" title="Car Nicobar Air Force Base">Car Nicobar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sulur_Air_Force_Station" title="Sulur Air Force Station">Coimbatore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madurai_Airport" title="Madurai Airport">Madurai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Veer_Savarkar_International_Airport" title="Veer Savarkar International Airport">Port Blair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tambaram_Air_Force_Station" title="Tambaram Air Force Station">Tambaram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thanjavur_Air_Force_Station" title="Thanjavur Air Force Station">Thanjavur</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/South_Western_Air_Command" title="South Western Air Command">South Western Air Command</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bhuj_Rudra_Mata_Air_Force_Base" class="mw-redirect" title="Bhuj Rudra Mata Air Force Base">Bhuj</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jaisalmer_Airport" title="Jaisalmer Airport">Jaisalmer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jamnagar_Airport" title="Jamnagar Airport">Jamnagar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jodhpur_Airport" title="Jodhpur Airport">Jodhpur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pune_Airport#Air_Force_Station,_Lohegaon" title="Pune Airport">Lohegaon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bikaner_Airport" title="Bikaner Airport">Nal-Bikaner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naliya_Air_Force_Station" title="Naliya Air Force Station">Naliya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phalodi_Air_Force_Station" title="Phalodi Air Force Station">Phalodi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uttarlai_Air_Force_Station" title="Uttarlai Air Force Station">Uttarlai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vadodara_Airport#IAF_Station_Baroda" title="Vadodara Airport">Makarpura</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Training_Command_(India)" title="Training Command (India)">Training Command</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Begumpet_Airport" title="Begumpet Airport">Begumpet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bidar_Airport#Bidar_Air_Force_Station" title="Bidar Airport">Bidar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Academy_(India)" title="Air Force Academy (India)">Dundigal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hakimpet_Air_Force_Station" title="Hakimpet Air Force Station">Hakimpet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yelahanka_Air_Force_Station" title="Yelahanka Air Force Station">Yelahanka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Belgaum_Airport" title="Belgaum Airport">Belgaum</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Maintenance_Command" title="Maintenance Command">Maintenance Command</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dr._Babasaheb_Ambedkar_International_Airport" title="Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport">Nagpur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nashik_Airport#Ojhar_Air_Force_Station" title="Nashik Airport">Ojhar</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Advanced_Landing_Ground" class="mw-redirect" title="Advanced Landing Ground">Advanced Landing Grounds</a> (ALGs)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aalo" title="Aalo">Along</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chinyalisaur_Airport" title="Chinyalisaur Airport">Chinyalisaur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chushul" title="Chushul">Chushul</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Daulat_Beg_Oldi#Advanced_Landing_Ground" title="Daulat Beg Oldi">Daulat Beg Oldi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fukche" title="Fukche">Fukche</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hayuliang" title="Hayuliang">Hayuliang</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mechuka#Mechuka_Airport" title="Mechuka">Mechuka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nyoma" title="Nyoma">Nyoma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pasighat_Airport" title="Pasighat Airport">Pasighat Airport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tawang" title="Tawang">Tawang</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thoise" class="mw-redirect" title="Thoise">Thoise</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tuting#Tuting_Airport" title="Tuting">Tuting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vijaynagar,_Changlang" class="mw-redirect" title="Vijaynagar, Changlang">Vijaynagar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walong" title="Walong">Walong</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ziro" title="Ziro">Ziro</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_active_Indian_Air_Force_aircraft_squadrons" title="List of active Indian Air Force aircraft squadrons">Squadrons</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0;;wide"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Combat</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/No._1_Squadron_IAF" title="No. 1 Squadron IAF">No. 1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._2_Squadron_IAF" title="No. 2 Squadron IAF">2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._3_Squadron_IAF" title="No. 3 Squadron IAF">3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._4_Squadron_IAF" title="No. 4 Squadron IAF">4</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._5_Squadron_IAF" title="No. 5 Squadron IAF">5</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._6_Squadron_IAF" title="No. 6 Squadron IAF">6</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._7_Squadron_IAF" title="No. 7 Squadron IAF">7</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._8_Squadron_IAF" title="No. 8 Squadron IAF">8</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._9_Squadron_IAF" title="No. 9 Squadron IAF">9</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._14_Squadron_IAF" title="No. 14 Squadron IAF">14</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._15_Squadron_IAF" title="No. 15 Squadron IAF">15</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._16_Squadron_IAF" title="No. 16 Squadron IAF">16</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._17_Squadron_IAF" title="No. 17 Squadron IAF">17</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._18_Squadron_IAF" title="No. 18 Squadron IAF">18</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">20</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._23_Squadron_IAF" title="No. 23 Squadron IAF">23</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._24_Squadron_IAF" title="No. 24 Squadron IAF">24</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._27_Squadron_IAF" title="No. 27 Squadron IAF">27</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._28_Squadron_IAF" title="No. 28 Squadron IAF">28</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._30_Squadron_IAF" title="No. 30 Squadron IAF">30</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._31_Squadron_IAF" title="No. 31 Squadron IAF">31</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._45_Squadron_IAF" title="No. 45 Squadron IAF">45</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._47_Squadron_IAF" title="No. 47 Squadron IAF">47</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._101_Squadron_IAF" title="No. 101 Squadron IAF">101</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._102_Squadron_IAF" title="No. 102 Squadron IAF">102</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._106_Squadron_IAF" title="No. 106 Squadron IAF">106</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._220_Squadron_IAF" title="No. 220 Squadron IAF">220</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._221_Squadron_IAF" title="No. 221 Squadron IAF">221</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._222_Squadron_IAF" title="No. 222 Squadron IAF">222</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._223_Squadron_IAF" title="No. 223 Squadron IAF">223</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._224_Squadron_IAF" title="No. 224 Squadron IAF">224</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Transport</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/No._11_Squadron_IAF" title="No. 11 Squadron IAF">No. 11</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._12_Squadron_IAF" title="No. 12 Squadron IAF">12</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._19_Squadron_IAF" title="No. 19 Squadron IAF">19</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._25_Squadron_IAF" title="No. 25 Squadron IAF">25</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._33_Squadron_IAF" title="No. 33 Squadron IAF">33</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._41_Squadron_IAF" title="No. 41 Squadron IAF">41</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._43_Squadron_IAF" title="No. 43 Squadron IAF">43</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._44_Squadron_IAF" title="No. 44 Squadron IAF">44</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._48_Squadron_IAF" title="No. 48 Squadron IAF">48</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._49_Squadron_IAF" title="No. 49 Squadron IAF">49</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._59_Squadron_IAF" title="No. 59 Squadron IAF">59</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._77_Squadron_IAF" title="No. 77 Squadron IAF">77</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._78_Squadron_IAF" title="No. 78 Squadron IAF">78</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._81_Squadron_IAF" title="No. 81 Squadron IAF">81</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._87_Squadron_IAF" title="No. 87 Squadron IAF">87</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Helicopters</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0;;wide"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;font-weight:normal;">Squadrons</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/No._104_Helicopter_Squadron,_IAF" title="No. 104 Helicopter Squadron, IAF">No. 104</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._125_Helicopter_Squadron_IAF" title="No. 125 Helicopter Squadron IAF">125</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;font-weight:normal;">Units</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/No._105_Helicopter_Unit,_IAF" title="No. 105 Helicopter Unit, IAF">No. 105</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._107_Helicopter_Unit,_IAF" title="No. 107 Helicopter Unit, IAF">107</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._109_Helicopter_Unit,_IAF" title="No. 109 Helicopter Unit, IAF">109</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._110_Helicopter_Unit,_IAF" title="No. 110 Helicopter Unit, IAF">110</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._111_Helicopter_Unit,_IAF" title="No. 111 Helicopter Unit, IAF">111</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._112_Helicopter_Unit,_IAF" title="No. 112 Helicopter Unit, IAF">112</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._114_Helicopter_Unit,_IAF" title="No. 114 Helicopter Unit, IAF">114</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._115_Helicopter_Unit,_IAF" title="No. 115 Helicopter Unit, IAF">115</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._116_Helicopter_Unit,_IAF" title="No. 116 Helicopter Unit, IAF">116</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._117_Helicopter_Unit,_IAF" title="No. 117 Helicopter Unit, IAF">117</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._118_Helicopter_Unit,_IAF" title="No. 118 Helicopter Unit, IAF">118</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._119_Helicopter_Unit,_IAF" title="No. 119 Helicopter Unit, IAF">119</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._127_Helicopter_Unit_IAF" title="No. 127 Helicopter Unit IAF">127</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._128_Helicopter_Unit,_IAF" title="No. 128 Helicopter Unit, IAF">128</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._129_Helicopter_Unit,_IAF" title="No. 129 Helicopter Unit, IAF">129</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._130_Helicopter_Unit,_IAF" title="No. 130 Helicopter Unit, IAF">130</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._143_Helicopter_Unit,_IAF" title="No. 143 Helicopter Unit, IAF">143</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._152_Helicopter_Unit,_IAF" title="No. 152 Helicopter Unit, IAF">152</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._153_Helicopter_Unit,_IAF" title="No. 153 Helicopter Unit, IAF">153</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._154_Helicopter_Unit,_IAF" title="No. 154 Helicopter Unit, IAF">154</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._155_Helicopter_Unit,_IAF" title="No. 155 Helicopter Unit, IAF">155</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._156_Helicopter_Unit,_IAF" title="No. 156 Helicopter Unit, IAF">156</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._157_Helicopter_Unit,_IAF" title="No. 157 Helicopter Unit, IAF">157</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._158_Helicopter_Unit,_IAF" title="No. 158 Helicopter Unit, IAF">158</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._159_Helicopter_Unit,_IAF" title="No. 159 Helicopter Unit, IAF">159</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;font-weight:normal;">Flights</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/No._121_Helicopter_Flight,_IAF" title="No. 121 Helicopter Flight, IAF">No. 121</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._122_Helicopter_Flight,_IAF" title="No. 122 Helicopter Flight, IAF">122</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._126_Helicopter_Flight,_IAF" title="No. 126 Helicopter Flight, IAF">126</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._131_Helicopter_Flight,_IAF" title="No. 131 Helicopter Flight, IAF">131</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._132_Helicopter_Flight,_IAF" title="No. 132 Helicopter Flight, IAF">132</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Acrobatic display</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/No._52_Squadron_IAF" title="No. 52 Squadron IAF">No. 52</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._151_Helicopter_Unit,_IAF" class="mw-redirect" title="No. 151 Helicopter Unit, IAF">151 HU</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Communication</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Air_HQ_Communication_Squadron,_Indian_Air_Force" title="Air HQ Communication Squadron, Indian Air Force">AHQCS</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">EW/AWS</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/No._50_Squadron_IAF" title="No. 50 Squadron IAF">No. 50</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._181_Flight,_IAF" title="No. 181 Flight, IAF">181</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._200_Squadron_IAF" title="No. 200 Squadron IAF">200</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">RPA</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_active_Indian_Air_Force_aircraft_squadrons#Remotely_piloted_aircraft_(RPA)" title="List of active Indian Air Force aircraft squadrons">No. 3001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_active_Indian_Air_Force_aircraft_squadrons#Remotely_piloted_aircraft_(RPA)" title="List of active Indian Air Force aircraft squadrons">3002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_active_Indian_Air_Force_aircraft_squadrons#Remotely_piloted_aircraft_(RPA)" title="List of active Indian Air Force aircraft squadrons">3003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_active_Indian_Air_Force_aircraft_squadrons#Remotely_piloted_aircraft_(RPA)" title="List of active Indian Air Force aircraft squadrons">3004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_active_Indian_Air_Force_aircraft_squadrons#Remotely_piloted_aircraft_(RPA)" title="List of active Indian Air Force aircraft squadrons">3005</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Number plated</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/No._10_Squadron_IAF" 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