The No. 224 Squadron (''Warlords'') of the
IAF is a Ground Attack squadron based at
Jamnagar AFS. It was temporarily disbanded in 2007 after the retirement of MiG-23MF aircraft. The unit was resurrected in 2008 with Jaguar Darin II aircraft and continues to operate from
Jamnagar.
The crest
No.224 Sqn crest depicts a warrior on a chariot proceeding to war. The chariot signifies the weapon platforms which are highly lethal and flexible, the horse signifying the power and strength and the warrior is at high state of readiness and aiming his weapons on the enemies.
History
No. 224 Sqn,
IAF was raised on 4 July 1983 at Airforce Station
Adampur under the command of Wg Cdr RA Massey, Vr C, as a part of
Western Air Command
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, battles= 1962 Sino-Indian War, 1971 India-Pakistan War, Operation Meghdoot
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, commander1= Air Marshal Sreekumar Prabhakaran, AVSM, VM
, commander1_label= Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief(AOC-in-C)
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. The unit was equipped with the
Mig 23MF and assigned the Air defence role and later an additional peacetime role of Banner Target Towing. Later it moved to Jamnagar, its MiG-23s modified to tow targets.
No.224 Sqn was the last operator of the MiG-23MF before their retirement from the
Indian Air Force in 2007. The final fly past of the closing ceremony was done by Wing Commander M. K. Singh flying a banner titles "End of an Era", Wing Commander Tapas Sahu, Squadron Leader Vijay Shelke and Wing Commander RS Jamdar.
Operations
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Operation Meghdoot
Operation Meghdoot ( "Operation Cloud Messenger" after a famous Sanskrit poem by Kalidasa) was the codename for the Indian Armed Forces' operation to seize control of the Siachen Glacier in Kashmir, precipitating the Siachen conflict. E ...
from 1985 to 1986.
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Operation Safed Sagar during May 1999.
Awards and honours
No 224 Sqn was adjudged the best over all fighter squadron in
Western Air Command
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, battles= 1962 Sino-Indian War, 1971 India-Pakistan War, Operation Meghdoot
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, commander1= Air Marshal Sreekumar Prabhakaran, AVSM, VM
, commander1_label= Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief(AOC-in-C)
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during 1986-1987
#Wg Cdr Radhakrishnan Radhish
Vayusena Medal 2006
#Sqn Ldr SV Bal
Vayusena Medal 1991
#WO L Jha Commendation by CAS 1997
#WO HS Saini Commendation by CAS 1989
#Sgt Tanwar RS Commendation by CAS 1988
#Sgt K Damodaran Commendation by CAS 1988
#WO Ravi Nandan Commendation by CAS 1987
#Sgt Sagar SC Commendation by CAS 1986
Aircraft
References
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1983 establishments in India
2007 disestablishments in India
224
Year 224 (Roman numerals, CCXXIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Iulianus and Crispinus (or, less frequently, year 97 ...
Military units and formations established in 1983
Military units and formations disestablished in 2007