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Air Force conducts full dress rehearsal ahead of 88th IAF Day The force will celebrate its 88th anniversary this yea

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New Delhi, October 6

The Indian Air Force conducted a full-dress rehearsal on Tuesday, including a flypast by its aircraft, at its Hindon base in Ghaziabad for the 88th IAF Day on October 8.

The Tejas LCA, Jaguar, Mig-29, Mig-21 and Sukhoi-30 aircraft were part of the rehearsal, besides the newly inducted Rafale fighter jet, an IAF official said.

The IAF contingent marching in front of the Rafale fighter Aircraft during the rehearsal for the Airforce Day parade at Hindon airbase in Ghaziabad, on Tuesday. Tribune Photo: Manas Ranjan Bhui

Five Rafale fighter jets were formally inducted into the IAF on September 10 in a major boost to India’s air power capability at a time when the country has been engaged in a months-long tense border standoff with China in eastern Ladakh.

The official said IAF’s helicopter fleet like Mi17V5, ALH Mark-4, Chinook, Mi-35 and Apache were also part of the flypast. He added that planes like C-17, C-130, Dornier and DC-3 Dakota were also part of the full rehearsal day.

IAF’s Sarang helicopters perform aerobatic stunts during the full-dress rehearsal for the 88th Indian Air Force Day celebrations at Hindon Air base, Ghaziabad, on Tuesday. Tribune photo: Manas Ranjan Bhui

Suryakiran aerobatic team and Sarang aerobatic team were also part of the flypast.

The Air Force Day is celebrated to mark the day the IAF was established in 1932. The force will celebrate its 88th anniversary this year. PTI