Akash Ganga

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3 members of Akash Ganga skydiving team of the IAF carrying the Indian Flag. Akash ganga.jpg
3 members of Akash Ganga skydiving team of the IAF carrying the Indian Flag.

Akashganga is the Skydiving Display Team of the Indian Air Force. It was created on 10 August 1987, although its origins may date back to 1970s. [1] [2] Akash Ganga can be roughly translated in Hindi as "The Ganga of the sky", an ancient Sanskrit name for the Milky Way as viewed from the Earth. [3]

Formation

The IAF Akashganga Team was started in the 1970s as practice to prepare for war. It is based at Agra Air Force Station. The team was formed began in 1987. [4]

The team consists of Parachute Jump Instructors of the Paratroopers’ Training School of the Indian Air Force. [5] [6]

References

  1. ↑ About Akash Ganga Archived 2014-03-26 at the Wayback Machine Indian Navy website.
  2. ↑ "Air show may make a comeback". The Hindu. 2014-09-20. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 2023-03-20.
  3. ↑ PD-icon.svg One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain :Hipps, Tim (October 17, 2007). "India launches 4th CISM Military World Games". U.S. Army. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
  4. ↑ Akash Ganga History
  5. ↑ "Paratroopers Training School". Archived from the original on 2015-04-26. Retrieved 2014-10-15.
  6. ↑ Vayu Sakti
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