
illa. 20 schwadron raaf

illa. 20 schwadron ennathu royal airforcinte ooppareshan kanvershan yoonittaan (oo. sii. yuu), ithu graundu adhishtitha tactical eyar command aandu kantrol, eyar baattil maanejment ennivaykkaayi pravartthikkunnu.  raafinte eyar survilance aandu kantrol sisttathinte (eiii. ezz. eiii. sii. ezz) bhagamaaya ithu raaf bolmer aasthaanamaakkiyaanu pravartthikkunnathu. 2021 juun 1 nuu ithinu eee roll anuvadichu.
schwadron munbu oru flying schwadranaayirunnu.  athinte avasana rolil, ithu yukeyude joyint fozhsu haariyarinte pravartthana parivartthana unitaayirunnu; 1992 septambar muthal 2010 march vare schwadron raaf whitteringil bay harrier pravarthippichu.
charithram.
onnaam lokamahaayudham.
royal flying corpsinte bhaagamaayi 1915 septambar 1 nuu wiltshireile netharaavonilaanu schwadron roopeekarichathu. 1915-ll jarmman, franch, britiish vyomasenakal aakaashathinte niyanthranathinaayi aakaashat kooduthalaayi parasparam poraadi.  britiish sainyathinte vipuleekaranathodoppam, ithu 1915-nte randaam pakuthiyil royal flying corpsinte vipuleekaranathinu kaaranamaayi, eee samayat kyapttan sii. dablyu. vilson emm. sii. yude neethrthwathil 7-aamm nambar reserve airplane schwadroninte kendratthil ninnu 20 schwadron roopeekarichu.
1916 januvari 16nuu schwadron francilake parannu, aadyam sent oomaril land cheyyukayum aduthayaazhcha clairmareysilekku maarukayum cheythu. 1916 juunil mechappetta enchinum aayudangalum upayogichu phee 2 bii rund seettukalulla yuddha-navothaana vimanam pakaram phee 2 dii model upayogichu.  illa. 20 schwadron royal flying corpsinte randaam brigedinte bhaagamaayirunnu, britiish randaam sainyavumayi chernnu pravarthichirunnu, avarude pravartthana mekhala yiprasinu chuttumaayirunnu.  aakramana patrolling, photography, rahasyaanveshanam, ravum pakalum bombing enniva schwadroninte chumathalakalil ulppedunnu.
schwadroninte 628 avakaashavaada yuddha vijayangalil 460-ladhikam aarr. eph. sii audyogika ariyippukalil prathyakshappettathiloode sthireekarichu. 1917 juulai 6 nuu manfred voonn richtofene 20 schwadron patrolling richtofente jagdjshwader 1 aakramichappol murivelppicha aadyathe britiish airman ayirunna second lefttanant woodbridginu amgeekaaram nalkiyathaanu ettavum sradheyamaaya poratta vijayangalilonn.
yudhathiludaneelam 20 schwadronukalile amgangal prakadippicha naipunyavum dhairyavum 71 dheerata puraskarangalil prathiphalichu. 34 sainika kurishukal, 19 vishishta parakkal kurishukal, anchu sainika medalukal, mattu alankaarangal ennivaykku purame, 1917 januvari 7 nuu yudhathil undaaya parikkukalude falamaayi maricha acting flaitt sarjant thomas motezhshedinu maranananthara bahumathiyayi oru victoria cross nalki.
yudhathinte bhooribhaagavum, boisedingem, sent maari cappel thudangiya vyomathaavalangalil, yiprasinu chuttumulla britiish sainyathe pinthunaykkunnathinaayi schwadron sent oomar pradeshathu ninnu pravartthikkunnathu thudarnnu.  1917 septambar 21 nuu, adutha 15 varshathekku schwadronine sajjamaakkendirunna frey 2 dii, bristtol faittarinu pakaramaayi athu athinte punar upakaranangal poortthiyaakki. 1918 maarchil jarmman aakramanathinide bethooninu sameepamulla bruiyil ninnu schwadron divasena verthirichedukkunna pravartthanangal nadathukayum 100 divasathe aakramanathil sakhyasenakal munnott neengumbol amiyansinu kizhakkulla niravadhi airfieldukalilekku kooduthal thekkott neengukayum cheythu.
1918 eprilil royal flying corpsil ninnu puthuthayi roopeekaricha royal airforcilekku schwadron maatti. vedinirthalinu sesham, 20 schwadron beljiyathile naamoorinu kizhakkulla ossonilekku maari, avide 1919 meyy vare thaamasichu.
vadakkupadinjaaran athirthi.
1919 meyy aadyam afghan sainyam indiayude vadakkupadinjaaran athirthi pravishya aakramichathinusesham, ithinakam nilavilulla rund schwadronukalude shakthippeduthalaayi 20 schwadronukalodu indiayilekku kappal kayaran utharavittu.  sainyathe pinthunachu padinjaaran munnaniyil nadathiyathinu samanamaaya vyomapravarthanangal avar nadatthanam.
1919 juun 19nuu raaf risalpuril ethiya schwadron indiayil bristtol faittar paratthiya aadya schwadranaayirunnu. afghan adhinivesham paraajayappettenkilum, vyoma niyanthranatthinte puthiya rolil 20 schwadronukal vadakkupadinjaaran athirthiyil nilanirtthi. adutha 20 varshangalil bhooribhaagavum, schwadron pradhaanamaayum raaf peshwar aasthaanamaakki, miranshah, shabkadar thudangiya sthalangalilekku pathivayi neengunnu.
schwadron vyoma niyanthranatthinte puthiya saankethikavidyakal vikasippichu. avarude bristtol poraalikal swathanthramaayum sainyathinaayum nireekshanam nadatthi.
schwadron kooduthal samadhaanaparavum maanushikavumaya rolukal etteduthu. indiayil pareekshanatthilirunnathum 20 schwadron crewe parathiyathumaaya rund vapitis, 1929 leeii kaabool airlift nadathunna raaf victoriyaykkum dii. echu. 9-kalkkum akambadiyode. vadakku-padinjaaran athirthiyile wireless telephony settukal sajjeekarichirunna oreyoru vimanamaayirunnu avaa, ooppareshan samayat peshaavarumaayi sanbarkkam pularthaan upayogichirunnu. 1935 meyy 31 nuu kvattayil undaaya valia bhookambathodu ithu prathikarichu; pradeshathekkum parisarathekkum medical udyogasthareyum saadhanangaleyum ethikkaan schwadron 9 vimaanangale vinyasichu.  1936 august 19nuu athu kaaboolilekku prathirodha kuthivayppum paratthi.
1928 augustil prashastha puraavastu gaveshakan nayathanthranjanum sainika udyogasthanum ezhuthukaaranumaaya tii. iii. laurencine 20 schwadronukalil niyamichu, oru noonn-kammeeshand airmaanaayi raafil chernnu.  afgaanisthaanil nayathantravum chaarapravarthanavum nadathunnathaayi landanil pathravaartthakal purathuvarunnathuvare addeham miraanshaayile schwadron forwade airfieldil oru clarkayi sevanamanushtichu.  atharam vaarthakal praadeshika rashtreeya saahacharyathe aswasthamaakkaan saadyathayullathinaal, 1929 januvari 8 nuu 20 schwadronil ninnu addehathe purathaakki yukeyilekk madangi.
1932ll 20 schwadronukal thangalude bristtol poraalikale westland vaappitisinaayi kaimarukayum 1935 desemberil iva hocker oodaaksukalaayi maattukayum cheythu.
randaam lokamahaayudham.
randaam lokamahaayudhathinte aarambhakaalath 20 schwadronukal vadakkupadinjaaran athirthiyil vyoma niyanthrana pravartthanangal thudarnnu.  italiyude yudhathilekkulla praveshanathinushesham, indiayude thuramukhangalude prathirodhatthinu uyarnna munganana nalki; 1941 februvari 14 nuu eiii, bii vimanangal yathaakramam bombayilekkum madraasilekkum theeradesha prathirodhatthinaayi rahasyaanveshanavum aakramanavum nalkunnathinaayi maari.  eee vimanangal 1941 juun 10 nuu raaf sekkantharaabaadile puthiya aasthaanathu schwadroninte backie bhaagangalil veendum chernnu. 1941 desemberil westland licenderukal upayogichu ithu veendum sajjeekarikkukayum sainika sahakarana rolil thudarukayum cheythu.  1941 desember 7 nuu jappan yudhathil praveshichathinushesham, 1942 nte thudakkathil jappan barma akramikkukayum britiish senaye indiayilekku pinwangan nirbandhikkukayum cheythu.  1942 meyy 1 nuu raaf peshavaarile muun veettil oru hraswa thamasam vazhi 20 schwadronine raaf jamshedpurile barmees frondilake maatti.
1942 desemberil raaf chharayilekku 70 mile vadakkott neengukayum 1943 meyy vare avide thudarukayum cheytha schwadron 1942 desemberil bakkiyulla kaalayalavil jamshedpoorilaayirunnu aasthaanam. eee samayat, barmees munnaniyil sainyathe pinthunaykkunnathinaayi schwadron athinte liesander vimanam parathunnathu thudarnnu.  licenderukal pazhayathum, alppam vishwasaneeyamallaathathum, spare parts kuravaayirunnengilum, 20 schwadronukal imphal, chittagong ennividangalil ditaachmentukal nilanirtthi. palappozhum thadassamillaathe, 20 schwadron licenderukal arakkaanil sayudha nireekshanavum aakramana dauthyangalum nadatthi, chindwin nadeethadatthile chinditt raid pravartthanangale pinthunaykkukayum cheythu; japanese poraalikal aduthaayirikkumbol kandethunnathu ozhivakkaan avaa marangalude mukaliloo thaazheyo parakkum.  chittagongil ninnulla vimanam chila vyoma-kadal rakshaapravarthanangalum nadatthi.  1943 meyy maasathil, 20 schwadronukal avarude licenderukal chuzhalikkaatt aii. aii. dii. kalkkayi kaimari; chuzhalikkaattinte eee vakabhedathil taankukalum kavachitha vaahanangalum nasippikkunnathinu prathyekamaayi roopakalppana cheytha rund 40 emm underving peerankikal undaayirunnu.  puthiya vimaanathil parisheelanathinaayi schwadron bombeykkaduthulla raaf kalyaanilekku maari. kaalavarsham eee pariseelanam poortthiyaakkunnathu vaikippikkukayum 1943 desemberil schwadron nidaaniyayile linelake madangaan thayyarakukayum cheythu.
adutha 7 maasathekku, barmayude vadakkupadinjaaran bhaagath nidania ('jorj' enna rahasyanamam), madhaibuniya ('hove' enna rahasyanamam), chiringa ennividangalil ninnu 20 schwadronukal pravarthichu.  raajyathe chuzhalikkaatt aii. aii. dii. kall sajjeekarichirikkunna eaka schwadron enna nilayil, athinte praadhamika lakshyangal shatru kavachangalaayirunnu, ennirunnaalum mikka aakramanangalum nadeethada bottukal, trekkukal thudangiya ashayavinimaya maargangalkkethireyaan nadannathu.  1944 eprilil imphal yudhathil 20 schwadronukal tank virudha parakkalukalkkayi lankipattiyilekku oru vimanam verthirichu.
1944 joolaiyil raaf trichinopoliyilekkum 1944 septambaril madrasinu purathulla raaf sent thomas moundilekkum (ippol chennai anthaaraashtra vimaanathaavalam) schwadron vishramathinum veendedukkalinum kooduthal parisheelanathinumaayi maari.  1944-nte avasana maasangalil, maleriyayude vyaapanam kuraykkunnathinu chuzhalikkaattukal upayogichu aakaashat thalikkaan ithu imphalilekku oru dittaachmentum nalki.
1944 desemberil, oru vimanam rokkatt-projectile-sayudha chuzhalikkattaayi parivartthanam cheyyappettu, schwadron maddhya thaazhnna pradeshangalile niravadhi airfieldukalilekku neengunnathinumumbu, sakhyasenakal mandalay, mictila, rankoon ennividangaliloode athivegam munnerukayum veendum ashayavinimaya lainukalum bankarukal polulla shatru sakthamaaya pooyintukalum akramikkukayum cheythu.  meyy 2nuu rankoon pidichedutthathinushesham, 20 schwadronukale 1945 meyy 8nuu ooppareshanil ninnu pirichuvidukayum raaf sent thomas moundilekku maattukayum cheythu.  randaam lokamahaayudham avasaanikkumbol schwadron vidoora kizhakode neengaan thayyaaredukkukayaayirunnu.
sheethayudham (1945-1970).
1945 august, septambar maasangalil 20 schwadronukal raaf sent thomas moundil ninnu raaf amarda roadylake maari, avide avar spittfayar VIII upayogichu veendum sajjeekarikkukayum bankokinu purathulla doonn muwang enna sthalathekku maarukayum cheythu, ippol thaaylandilulla siam aasthaanamaayulla aadyathe raaf schwadronayi.  1945 desemberil schwadron athinte spittfayar VIII-neey spittfayar XIV-kalaayi maatti. 1946 eprilode schwadron raaf agrayilekku maarukayum indian swaathanthryathinu randaazhcha munbu 1947 august 1 nuu pirichuvidunnathuvare nilanirtthiya kodunkaattu efbi upayogichu veendum sajjeekarikkukayum cheythu. 1949 muthal 1951 vare raaf lanbederil 631 schwadronil ninnu 20 schwadronukal parishkarikkukayum vimana virudha sahakarana rolil vividha vimanangal paratthukayum aaa thokkukalkku lakshyamidukayum parisheelanathinaayi karasenaamgangalkkethiraaya akramanangal anukarikkukayum cheythu. 1949 joolaiyil ithu raaf thaazhvarayilekku maarukayum 1951 septambaril pirichuvidukayum cheythu.
naattoyum soviyatt union athinte upagrahangalum thammilulla vardhicha pirimurukkatthinte bhaagamaayi germmaniyil raafinte vipuleekaranam 1952 juunil raaf jivaril 20 schwadronukalude punarnirmmaanatthilekku nayichu, ithu vyoma prathirodhatthilum graundu attaakk rolukalilum vampire efby 9 pravarthippikkunnu. 1952 juulai avasaanathode 20 schwadronukal raaf ooldenbergile punarnirmmicha airfieldilekku maari.  puthiya soviyatt maig-15ll ninnulla bhishaniye prathirodhikkunnathinaayi, schwadron 1953 ll canadare sabar eph 4-kall upayogichu veendum sajjeekarichu. 1955 novemberil athu veendum hocker hunder eph 4 upayogichu sajjeekarichu, ithu 1957 meyy maasathil vettakkaaran eph 6 marikadannu. schwadron 1960 desember 20 nuu pirichuvittu, pakshe athinte 'numperplate' bhaaviyile upayogathinaayi raafinte phaar eest eyar fozhsinu (feef) anuvadichu.
1960ll thekkukizhakkan eshyayile saahacharyangalekkurichulla seetto oorganaiseshante aashankakal royal airforcine eee pradeshathu saannidhyam shakthippeduthunnathilka nayichu.  vimaanathinte prathyeka graundu attaakk pathippaya vettakkaaran eph. jii. eiii. 9 sajjeekaricha 20 schwadron parishkarichu.  parishkaricha schwadronile pailattumaar avarude vimanangal yukeyil ninnu shekharichu singappoorile raaf tengavilekku paratthi, 1960 navambarode schwadron poornnamaayum sajjamakki. adutha 10 varshathekku 20 schwadronukal tengavil thudarnnu.  singappoorileyum malaysiayileyum pathiv pariseelanam athinte vividha rolukalil praaveenyam nilanirtthiyappol hongong, doonn muwang, koraat, butterworth ennividangalilekku vividha samayangalil ditaachmentukal nadannu.  indoneshyan ettumuttalinide, karaa, kadal, vyoma maargamulla maleshyayilekkulla kadannukayattathinethire aakramanavum vyoma prathirodhavum nalkunna labuvanilekkum kuchingilekkum schwadron vimanangal vinyasichu.  1969ll raaf selettarile 209 schwadron pirichuvidukayum vettakkaare pinthunaykkunnathinaayi munnira vyoma niyanthrana chumathalakalkkayi athinte moonnu pioneer stool vimanangal ulkkollukayum cheythappol 20 schwadron oru puthiya parakkal sthaapichu. 1968ll britiish sarkkar 1971 oode 'eest oof syusi' ll ninnu pinmaarumenn prakhyaapichu, ithu 1970 februvariyil 20 schwadronukalude pirichuvidalilekku nayichu.
sheethayudham (1970-1992).
1970 desember 1 nuu raaf wildentath aasthaanamaayulla randaamathe harrier jii. aarr. 1 schwadronayi 20 schwadron germmaniyil parishkarichu. aakramanathmakamaaya pinthuna nalkikkond ithu naattoykk prakhyapikkukayum 1975-ll harrier jii. aarr. 3 upayogichu veendum sajjeekarikkukayum cheythu. eee update vimaanathinte mookkil lazer ranching, taargett marking upakaranangalum radar munnariyipp reseaver avatharippichu. rund varshathinu sesham, ellah harrier vimaanangalum moonninu pakaram randinumidayil pankitt germmaniyile harrier schwadronukale yukthisahamakkaan raaf theerumaanichu, koodaathe 20 schwadronukale thiranjedutthu athinte haariyarukale onnamathethikkaan theerumaanichu. 1977 februvari avasaanathode raaf gutersloyil 4 schwadron.
pittennu raaf bruggenil panthrand jagwar jii. aarr. 1 sajjeekarichukond athu parishkarikkukayum padinjaaran germmaniyile naatto senaykk veendum aakramanathmaka pinthuna nalkukayum cheythu.  parambaraagatha aayudhangalkk purame, bhaaviyile europian samgharsham aanavaayudhangalude upayogathilekku uyarnnaal squadroninu ettu aii. dii. 1 aanava bombukal undaayirunnu. ettu aanava bombukalum panthrand vimaanangalum thammilulla prathyakshamaaya poruthakkedukal, raaf staaf plannermar prarambha parambaraagatha ghattathil moonnilonnu vare attrishan pratheekshichirunnathinaal, yudhakkalathinte munvashathinappurathulla lakshyangalilekk aanavaayudhangalude muzhuvan stokkum ethikkaan mathiyaya vimanangal reservil sookshichirunnu. britiish udamasthathayilulla aii. dii. 1 aayudangal purathirakkunnathil rashtreeya niyanthranam landanile britiish sarkkar nilanirtthiyirunnuvenkum pravartthanaparavum lakshyamidunnathumaaya aavasyangalkkaayi schwadronine naattoykk niyogichu.
1984 juun 30 nuu, 20 schwadronukal raaf larbrachil chuzhalikkaatt jii. aarr. 1 upayogichu veendum sajjeekarikkukayum, athinte aakramanathmaka pinthunaa punk nilanirthukayum chuzhalikkaattinte valia payload kaaranam athinte aanavaayudhangalude shekharam 18 aayi vardhippikkukayum cheythu.
1991 leeii gulf yudhathil athinte bhagamaaya britiish peraaya ooppareshan granbyude sambhavanayude bhaagamaayi 1990 novemberil soudi arabiayile aarr. ezz. eiii. eph. taabukkil schwadronine vinyasichu. iraakhi airfieldukalkku nereyulla aakramanangalkk schwadron utharavaadiyaayirunnu. 1991 maarchil 20 schwadron raaf larbrachilekku madangi.
britiish gavanmentinte prathirodha avalokanathinulla oopshanukalude bhaagamaayi, raaf germmaniyile thaavalangalude ennam naalil ninnu randaayi kurachu; eee kuravinte bhaagamaayi 1992 juulai 31 nuu 20 schwadronine oru chuzhalikkaatt schwadronayi pirichuvittu.
pravartthana parivartthana yoonit (1992-2010).
1992 septambar 1 nuu harrier nambar. 233 ooppareshan kanvershan yoonit raaf attu vittaring schwadroninte nambar 20 (reserve) aayi punarnaamakaranam cheythu. schwadron oru frond line yoonit allengilum, aavashyamenkil athinte staafum vimaanavum upakaranangalum pravarthanangalkkaayi upayogikkaamenn 'reserve' thalakkett soochippichu.
2000 epril 1 nuu 20 schwadronukalum mattu royal airfozhs harrier, royal nevi zee harrier schwadronukalum joyint fozhsu haariyarinte niyanthranathilaakki. schwadron adutha patthu varshathekku raaf vittaringil thudarnnu. 2010ll joyint fozhsu haariyarine oru schwadron kurachu. IV (essy) schwadron oru frondline schwadronayi pirichuvittu, pakshe, athinu kooduthal seeniority ullathinaal, athinte ennam IV (reserve) schwadronayi okyukk nalki, ithu 2010 march 31 nuu 20 schwadronukalude pirichuvidalilekku nayichu. joyint fozhsu haariyarinte pirichuvidal apratheekshithamaayi 2010 october 19 nuu prasidheekaricha thanthraparamaaya prathirodha, suraksha avalokanathinte bhaagamaayi thudarnnu.
eiii. ezz. eiii. sii. pariseelanapariseelanam (2021-innuvare).
2021 juun 1 nuu, northamberlandile raaf bolmer aasthaanamaayulla raafinte eyar survilance aandu kantrol sisttam (eiii. ezz. eiii. sii. ezz) ooppareshanal kanvershan yoonittin (oo. sii. yuu) schwadron nambar plate anuvadichu. yuke vyomaathirthiyilum parisarathumulla ellah vimaanangalum nireekshikkukayum kandethukayum thirichariyukayum cheyyuka enna chumathala britiish sayudha senaamgangalkk adisthaanavum noothanavumaaya vyomayudha maanejment pariseelanam eiii. ezz. eiii. sii. ezz. oo. sii. yuu nalkunnu; koodaathe yuke allengil naatto chumathalappedutthiya drutha prathikarana munnariyipp vimanangal ekopippikkukayum cheiyunnu.

