The Indian Air Force (IAF) on Thursday performed full costume rehearsals for the Air Force Day parade and fly previous, which shall be celebrated on October 8.
Several retired Air Force Chiefs together with a former Army Chief are anticipated to attend the parade on October 8.
A full costume rehearsal was held on Thursday within the presence of Air Marshal S Prabhakaran, the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Air Command, who was the reviewing officer. The parade included the marching squad, flypast by Mi-17 and Rudra helicopters, show by Rifle Display Team and meeting and meeting of Maruti Gypsy in document time by a crew of Air Force personnel.
Later, whereas addressing the personnel taking part within the parade, the Air Marshal reminded them that they’d been chosen from your entire Air Force and due to this fact needed to put their finest foot ahead on the day of the particular occasion.
He congratulated him on his requirements of drill and end up.
A brand new camouflage uniform of the Indian Air Force may also be unveiled on Air Force Day, a mock-up on the parade on Thursday. However, the precise uniform was not publicly displayed.
On Thursday afternoon, a fly previous by Surya Kiran and Sarang groups showcasing varied plane and aerobatics was positioned at Sukhna Lake, which was nicely obtained by the group gathered on the event.
The plane taking part within the flypast included Vintage Dakota, Light Combat Helicopter, Chinook Medium Lift Helicopter, Apache Helicopter, Dhruv Helicopter, Mi-17, Rafale, Sukhoi-30MKI, Jaguar, Mirage, Tejas Light Combat Aircraft, Embraer. AWACS plane, C-17 transport plane, C-130J and An-32 plane.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
