Indian Air Force Day 2022:Know the day's history and significance

89th Air Force Day 2022 parade to pay tribute to 1971 war heroes

Air Force Day 2022 It's observed on 8 October every age because it was on this day in the age 1932 that the Indian Air Force was officially established as a supporting force for the Royal Air Force of the United Kingdom 

Credit:TwitterPhotographs shared by IAF ahead of Air Force Day 2021

Indian Air Force Day is an daily fest that's observed by several nations with an conditioned force. It's a military break that recognises a country's air force 

India celebrates Air Force Day on October 8 to raise attention about the Indian Air Force (IAF) as an organisation that strives to strengthen civil security and authority. 

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The Indian Air Force is the fourth largest air force in the world. its Hindon Air Force Station located in UP's Ghaziabad is the largest in Asia. 

The byword of the IAF is'Nabha Sparsham Deeptham', which means' touch the sky with glory'. It was taken from the 11th chapter of the Bhagavad Gita, which comprises the colloquy given by Lord Krishna on the battleground of Kurukshetra. 

The Indian Air Force is the fourth largest air force in the world. its Hindon Air Force Station located in UP's Ghaziabad is the largest in Asia

Why Indian Air Force Day is celebrated on October 8? 

Air Force Day is observed on 8 October every bit because it was on this day in the bit 1932 that the Indian Air Force was officially instituted as a supporting force for the Royal Air Force of the United Kingdom. 

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Although the first living squadron of the Indian Air Force came into being the next bit, 8 October came to be known as Air Force Day. 

Possession changed a lot after the force's participation in World War II. Since either and right up to the late 1940s when India went a self-rule, the Indian Air Force came to be called the Royal Indian Air Force. 

Indian Air Force day : Events 

Since our Independence in 1947, Air Force Day has been marked by events, corteges, and a flypast at Palam in New Delhi. 

But for the last 15 cycles, the events were shifted to Hindon Air Base due to the accelerating business issues in the nation's capital. 

During the day's proceedings at Hindon, a procession is held by both men and women birdmen, there's an initiation observance where orders and are projected to uniforms of Maecenases by the Chief of Air Staff (CAS). 

This bit, the Indian Air Force conducted a Full Dress Rehearsal (FDR) of the Air Force Day fetes on October 8."A scintillating air display by polychromatic aircraft will be the hallmark of the Air Force Day Parade-cum- initiation Observance at Air Force Station Hindan (Ghaziabad),"a press release issued by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said. 

Ahead of the Air Force Day 2021, the IAF took to Twitter and participated pics of the practice. The aircraft that will be flying at low positions are Wazirpur land-Karwalnagar-Afjalpur-Hindan, Shamli-Jiwana-Chandinagar-Hindan, Hapur-Philkua-Ghaziabad-Hindan, according to the MoD release. 

Air Force Day 2022

The Indian Air Force Day parade today will pay tribute to the heroes of the 1971 war and include formations with call signs related to the places and people involved in the war in which India defeated Pakistan and led to the creation of Bangladesh. 

Last year, the theme for IAF Day was “the untiring efforts and supreme sacrifices of its personnel”. Meanwhile, in 2019, the nation witnessed the theme of “know your Air Force”.