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Historical Event on 1/1/1956
No. 20 Squadron, Indian Air Force's first jet squadron equipped with Vampires, was formed and christened 'The Lightnings'.

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11/9/1909	The Times reports failure of Gandhi Government negotiations on Transvaal laws.
9/27/1958	Mihir Sen becomes the first Indian to cross the English Channel from Dover to Calais.
9/3/1999	Brigadier V. K. Chopra is appointed as the new head of the 121 (1) infantry brigade in Kargil.
12/26/1978	Indira Gandhi released after week in jail for refusing to testify on corruption.
10/10/1957	Jagdeep', a children's film, won the first prize at the Ninth International Exhibition of Films for Children at Venice.
3/23/1942	Japanese forces occupy Rangoon, Andaman Islands in Indian Ocean.

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Historical Event on 1/1/1956 No. 20 Squadron, Indian Air Force's first jet squadron equipped with Vampires, was formed and christened 'The Lightnings'.

Historical Event on 1/1/1956
No. 20 Squadron, Indian Air Force's first jet squadron equipped with Vampires, was formed and christened 'The Lightnings'.