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==History==
===1971 Indo-Pakistan War===
[[File:Su-7 Tigershark.jpg|thumb|250px|left|A Su-7 used by the Tigersharks<ref name=BRakshak>{{cite web|title=Sukhoi-7 BMK (Fitter) Type S-22|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Images/Vintage/Fighters/Sukhoi7/|work=Images - Retired Aircraft - Fighters and bombers|publisher=Bharat Rakshak|accessdate=21 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120708053215/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Images/Vintage/Fighters/Sukhoi7/|archive-date=8 July 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>]]
No. 222 Squadron was raised at Ambala on 15 September 1969, with [[Sukhoi Su-7]] aircraft. In July 1971, the Squadron was moved to Halwara, and was soon engaged in combat with the [[pakistani Air Force|PAF]].