Choppers, aerobatics: Indian Air Force's display at 89th IAF Day rehearsal

The Indian Air Force conducted a full dress rehearsal ahead of its 89th anniversary. The dress rehearsal was carried out at Ghaziabad's Hindon Air Base on Wednesday. The Defence Ministry said the flypast would include heritage aircraft, modern transport aircraft & frontline fighter aircraft. “A scintillating air display by various aircraft will be the hallmark of Air Force Day Parade-cum-investiture Ceremony at Air Force Station Hindan. Air display will commence with flag-bearing skydivers of AKASH GANGA Team dropping out of AN-32 aircraft in their colourful canopies at 8 am,” the ministry said in a statement. It added, “The flypast would include heritage aircraft, modern transport aircraft and frontline fighter aircraft. The ceremony will conclude at 10:52 am with the spellbinding aerobatic display.” The Indian Air Force will celebrate its 89th anniversary on October 8, 2021.