Air Force Day: IAF celebrates 90 glorious years of foundation

The Indian Air Force is completing 90 years of foundation today, October 8, 2022. It was established on October 8, 1932. They celebrated the occasion at the Sukhna Lake in Chandigarh. This is the first time that the annual parade and fly-past is being held outside Delhi-NCR.

Published on: Oct 08, 2022 11:51 AM IST

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On the occasion of 90th anniversary celebrations of the Indian Air Force, a ceremonial parade was held at the air force station in Chandigarh on Saturday morning. (PTI)

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Air-Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Air Command, Air Marshal Sreekumar Prabhakaran was among senior IAF officers present to celebrate the occasion. (PTI)

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Air Chief Marshal V R Chaudhari inspected the parade which was followed by a march-past. (PTI)

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Nearly 80 military aircraft and helicopters will participate later in the day in an Air Force Day fly-past at the Sukhna Lake complex in Chandigarh. (PTI)

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As part of the celebration, the Indian Air Force is also expected to put up a spectacular show with the range of aircraft at its disposal. (PTI)

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President Droupadi Murmu and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will attend the aerial show at Sukhna Lake. (AFP)

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Air Force Day marks the official induction of the Indian Air Force (IAF) in 1932. (PTI)

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On October 7, ahead of the 90th Air Force Day celebrations, Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Anil Chauhan, Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral R Hari Kumar, Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari and Chief of the Army Staff General Manoj Pande laid wreaths at the National War Memorial in New Delhi. (Indian Air Force Twitter)

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Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Anil Chauhan, Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral R Hari Kumar, Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari and Chief of the Army Staff General Manoj Pande paid homage to the fallen heroes at the National War Memorial ahead of the 90th Air Force Day celebrations, in New Delhi on Friday. (Indian Air Force Twitter)