The unit was at the time equipped with Gnat Mk-I ac and assigned to Ground attack and Air defence.

It moved to Kalaikunda AFB under Eastern Air Command in September 1968, forming a part of the 5 Wing.

Two of the PAF pilots, namely Pervez Mehdi Qureshi, Khaleel Ahmed, ejected over the Boyra salient, and were taken POWs.

At 1200 hours, four Gnats flew against the airfield at Brisal, destroying all the hangars, and causing extensive damage to the bunkers around it.

22 provided crucial fighter escort to the Hunters and Canberras on strikes against positions deep inside East Pakistan.

The Pakistani Air Force did not attempt to intercept these flights, and hence allowed these bombers to go through unhampered, causing extensive damage to railyards and strongholds.

On 20 December 1985, the unit was awarded the present crest of the Swift by the then President R. Venkataraman, and renamed to its current name.