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 No.20 Squadron Lightning Motto : Vegvankutobhayah (Fast and Furious) Date Raised : 1956-06-01 Location : Lohegaon Numberplated in 1998 and reraised in Su-30 in 2002
Aircraft Types operated over the years: |
Commanding Officers | |||||
| Dates | Rank & Name | Number | Remarks | Location | Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Jun 56 to 28 Apr 58 | Squadron Leader Krishna Mohan Ram | 3101 GD(P) | CO | Halwara |  |
| 25 Sep 58 to 23 Jun 60 | Squadron Leader Hemant Ramkrishna Chitnis | 2964 GD(P) | CO | Halwara |  |
| 24 Jun 60 to 18 Nov 62 | Squadron Leader Harendra Narain Bysak | 3857 GD(P) | CO | Palam |  |
| 19 Nov 62 to 14 Jan 65 | Wing Commander David Eugene Bouche | 2774 GD(P) | CO | Palam |  |
| 03 Mar 65 to 11 Jul 66 | Wing Commander Amrit Lal Bajaj | 3395 GD(P) | CO | Palam/ Hindon |  |
| 24 Aug 66 to 05 Jul 69 | Wing Commander Nirmal Chandra Suri | 4236 GD(P) | CO | Hindon |  |
| 29 Jul 69 to 03 Dec 72 | Wing Commander Cecil Vivian Parker | 4346 GD(P) | CO | Hindon/ Pathankot |  |
| 04 Dec 72 to 24 Jul 75 | Wing Commander Avinash Wasudeo Lele | 4885 GD(P) | CO | Pathankot |  |
| 25 Jul 75 to 15 Aug 77 | Wing Commander Daya Krishan Dhiman | 5180 GD(P) | CO | Hindon |  |
| 16 Aug 77 to 01 Jul 79 | Wing Commander Ajai Kumar Singh | 6336 GD(P) | CO | Hindon |  |
| 02 Jul 79 to 25 Jun 81 | Wing Commander Prakash Sadashivrao Pingale | 6755 GD(P) | CO | Hindon |  |
| 26 Jun 81 to 17 Oct 82 | Wing Commander Prithvi Singh Brar | 6007 GD(P) | CO | Hashimara |  |
| 02 Nov 82 to 30 Jun 85 | Wing Commander Dilip Kamalakar Dighe | 9745 GD(P) | CO | Hashimara |  |
| 08 Jul 85 to 19 Jun 88 | Wing Commander Biswajit Mukerjee | 10885 GD(P) | CO | Hashimara |  |
| 04 Jul 88 to 08 Jul 90 | Wing Commander Tejbir Singh Randhawa | 12947 F(P) | CO | Hashimara/ Kalaikund |  |
| 09 Jul 90 to 27 Oct 91 | Wing Commander Ashok Sadhashiv Limaye | 12934 F(P) | CO | Kalaikunda |  |
| 28 Oct 91 to 30 May 93 | Wing Commander Keshav Gopal Bewoor | 13570 F(P) | CO | Kalaikunda |  |
| 31 May 93 to 02 Jul 95 | Wing Commander Vijay Kumar Bali | 13787 F(P) | CO | Kalaikunda |  |
| 03 Jul 95 to 02 Jan 96 | Wing Commander Virendra Pal Singh | 14551 F(P) | CO | Kalaikunda |  |
| 03 Jan 96 to 01 Jan 98 | Wing Commander Nasib Singh Kadian | 15025 F(P) | CO | Kalaikunda |  |
| 20 May 02 to 13 Jun 04 | Wing Commander Nirmal Singh Jamwal | 17156 F(P) | CO | Pune |  |
| 14 Jun 04 to 08 Oct 06 | Wing Commander Ajay Rathore | 18258 F(P) | CO | Pune |  |
| 09 Nov 06 to 02 Nov 08 | Wing Commander George Thomas | 20118 F(P) | CO | Pune |  |
| 03 Nov 08 to 12 Dec 10 | Wing Commander Vikram Gaur | 21008 F(P) | CO | Pune |  |
| 13 Dec 10 to 14 Oct 12 | Wing Commander Anurag Sharma | 22682 F(P) | CO | Pune |  |
| 24 Nov 14 to 15 Aug 16 | Wing Commander Aman Midha | 24890 F(P) | CO | Pune |  |
| 16 Aug 16 to 11 Dec 16 | Group Captain Aman Midha | 24890 F(P) | CO | Pune | |
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