Jever operating the Vampire FB9 in the air defence and ground attack roles. In late July 1952, 20 Squadron moved to the re-constructed airfield at RAF Oldenburg. In order to counter the threat from the new Soviet Mig-15, the squadron re-equipped with Canadair Sabre F4s in 1953. In November 1955 it again re-equipped with the Hawker Hunter F4, which was superseded by the Hunter F6 in May 1957. The squadron disbanded on 20 December 1960, but its ‘numberplate’ was allocated to the RAF's Far East Air Force (FEAF) for future use. In 1960 the SEATO organisation's concerns about the situation in South-East Asia led to the Royal Air Force bolstering its presence in the area. 20 Squadron was reformed, equipped with the Hunter FGA9, a specialist ground-attack version of the aircraft. The pilots of the reformed squadron collected their aircraft from the UK and flew them to RAF Tengah, Singapore, with the squadron fully in place by November 1960. For the next 10 years, 20 Squadron remained based at Tengah. Routine training in Singapore and Malaysia maintained proficiency in its various roles, while detachments took place at various times to Hong Kong, Don Muang, Korat and Butterworth. During the Indonesian Confrontation, the squadron deployed aircraft to Labuan and Kuching providing attack and air defence against incursions into Malaysia by land, sea and air. 20 Squadron established a new Flight in 1969, when 209 Squadron at RAF Seletar disbanded, absorbing three of its Pioneer STOL aircraft for Forward Air Control duties in support of its Hunters. In 1968, the British government announced it would withdraw from ‘East of Suez’ by 1971, which led to the disbandment of 20 Squadron in February 1970. The Cold War (1970-1992) 20 Squadron reformed in Germany on 1 December 1970 as the second Harrier GR1 squadron based at RAF Wildenrath. It was declared to NATO in an offensive support role and re-equipped with the Harrier GR3 in 1975. This update introduced laser ranging and target marking equipment in the nose of the aircraft and a Radar Warning Receiver. Two years later, the RAF decided to rationalise its Harrier squadrons in Germany by sharing all Harrier aircraft between two, rather than three, squadrons, and 20 Squadron was selected to hand over its Harriers to No. 4 Squadron at RAF Gütersloh at the end of February 1977. It reformed the following day at RAF Brüggen, equipped with the