Chandigarh: Preparations are underway with full gusto and enthusiasm at the Sukhna Lake in Chandigarh to celebrate the 90th Indian Air Force Day falling on October 8. This year’s celebration is historic and a matter of great pride for the Tricity denizens. It is the first time the event is not being hosted at the Hindon air base located in the National Capital Region on the outskirts of Delhi, but in our own City Beautiful.
The novelty in the air show this time around is the participation of the first batch of indigenously developed light combat helicopters (LCH) ‘Prachand’ inducted into the force just a few days ago.
The parade will be held in the morning at the Indian Air Force station in Chandigarh. Besides, the Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari will unveil the newly designed combat uniform for the air force personnel.
Around 80 aircraft will take part in the flypast putting up a dazzling show of vivid and varying formations.
Aircraft like Rafale, Prachand, Mi-35, Su-30, Jaguar, Mi-17, Chinook, Apache, Howard and Dakota will display different formations at the flypast in the breathtaking spectacle.
The formations include Akashganga, Ensign, Eklavya, Trishul, Mehar, Shamsher, Vajra, Sarang, Suryakiran, among others.
