New Delhi: Air Force Day is celebrated every year on 8 October. On this day the Indian Air Force will show its strength, for which the Air Force has made special preparations. In view of Air Force Day, an air show is being organized in Chandigarh. 83 aircraft will be involved in this air show. The aircraft that will take part in the air show will include 44 fighter aircraft, 7 transport aircraft, 20 helicopters and 7 vintage aircraft. At the same time, 9 aircraft will be kept on standby. This time the special thing about the air show will be that new light combat helicopters will also be included in it.Two days ahead of the air show, Air Chief Marshal VR Choudhary on Tuesday said that the Indian Air Force has taken appropriate measures to deal with Chinese activities along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh.

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Know about Indian Air Force

The Indian Air Force is the fourth largest air force in the world. The Hindon Air Force Station located in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh is the largest in Asia. Since the inception of the Indian Air Force, it has been following the path of its motto 'Nabh: Sprusham Deeptam'. It means 'To touch the sky with pride.' This motto of the Air Force has been taken from the 11th chapter of the Bhagavad Gita. The colors of the Indian Air Force are blue, sky blue and white.

History Indian Air Force

The Indian Air Force was formed on October 8, 1932. According to the information given on the official website of the Indian Air Force, the aircraft of the Indian Air Force made its first flight on April 1, 1933. At that time it had 6 officers and 19 air soldiers (literally air warriors) trained by the RAF. The Indian Air Force is said to have been established as a unit of the Air Force of the British Empire. The word Royal was added to its name during World War II but was dropped in 1950 after independence.

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Motto of indian air Force

All the armies in the country have their own motto. The motto of the Indian Air Force is "नभः स्पृशं दीप्तम्''. The motto of the Indian Air Force is taken from the eleventh chapter of the Gita and is an excerpt from the sermon given by Lord Krishna to Arjuna on the battlefield of Kurukshetra during the Great War of Mahabharata. It is with this motto that the Indian Air Force carries out its functions.

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Major Operations of Indian Air Force

Operation Safed Sagar (1999) - Operation Safed Sagar was the code name assigned to the role of the Indian Air Force in working jointly with the Indian Army during the Kargil War of 1999, with the aim of eliminating routine and irregularities. Indian posts in the Kargil sector along the Line of Control were evacuated by Pakistani Army personnel. This was the first large-scale use of air power in the Jammu and Kashmir region since the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.

Operation Rahat (2013) - Operation Rahat is the symbolic name given to the Indian Air Force's rescue operation to evacuate civilians affected by the North India floods (2013). Heavy rains took a severe toll in the states of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh on June 16, leaving thousands of people, including pilgrims, stuck in various valleys. The assistance of the Indian Air Force was sought for relief work. The Western Air Command (WAC) Headquarters has responded quickly to requests for flood relief assistance by various states. Simultaneously, the Air Force started rescue operations in Yamunanagar, Kedarnath-Badrinath area, Rudraprayag Valley, Karchum-Puh area of ​​Kinnaur district.

Meghna Hailey Bridge (1971) - Meghna Haley Bridge, codenamed Operation Cactus Lily, was an aerial operation of the Indian Air Force during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, which began India's involvement in the Bangladesh Liberation War. This happened on 9 December, when the Indian Air Force (IAF) destroyed the Indian Army's IV Corps and Mukti Bahini fighters from Brahmanbaria over the Meghna River in Raipur, Meghna Bridge and Pakistani security forces at Ashuganj.

Indo Pak War (1947) - The first war between India and Pakistan took place in 1947. This happened with regard to Kashmir which lasted during 1947-48. Maharaja Hari Singh of Jammu and Kashmir was facing a rebellion by his Muslim troops in Poonch, and lost control of the western districts of his kingdom. On 22 October 1947, tribal fighters from Pakistan crossed the state border. The war was initially fought by the Jammu and Kashmir State forces and the militias from the Frontier Tribal Area adjoining the North-West Frontier Province. After the state's accession to India on 26 October 1947, Indian troops were moved to the state capital, Srinagar. Indian losses in the battle were 1,104 killed and 3,154 wounded. About 6,000 people were killed and 14,000 were injured. India gained control of about two-thirds of Kashmir.

Operation Meghdoot (1984) - Operation Meghdoot was the codename for the Indian Armed Forces' operation to seize control of the Siachen Glacier in Kashmir, which was the beginning of the Siachen conflict. Executed on the morning of 13 April 1984 on the highest battlefield in the world, Meghdoot was the first military attack of its kind. The operation stopped Pakistan's impending Operation Ababeel (which aimed to achieve the same objective as Meghdoot) and was a success, resulting in complete control of the Siachen Glacier by the Indian Army.