Kargil Vijay Diwas Rajat Jayanti 2024 Being Celebrated At Air Force Station Sarsawa

New Delhi: Indian Air Strain has a proud legacy of braveness and sacrifice through its gallant air warriors who fought valiantly inside the Kargil Struggle 1999, which used to be for particular a milestone inside the background of navy aviation. IAF operations in Kargil Struggle (Op Safed Sagar) are a testament to IAF’s potential to conquer insurmountable challenges posed through the steep gradient and dizzying altitudes of above 16000 feet, that posed one amongst a classification operational difficulties in targeted on the enemy. The swift technical alterations and on the-job-teaching held IAF in good stead in its employment of air electrical electricity to win this warfare fought at the major battlefield of the arena. Common, IAF flew round 5000 strike missions, 350 reconnaissance/ ELINT missions, and round 800 escort flights. The IAF also flew over 2000 helicopter sorties toward casualty evacuations and air transport operations.

To commemorate 25 years of Kargil victory, Indian Air Strain is celebrating ‘Kargil Vijay Diwas Rajat Jayanti’ at Air Strain Station Sarsawa from 12 Jul to 26 Jul 24, honouring the brave hearts who made the supreme sacrifice for the country. 152 Helicopter Unit, ‘The Mighty Armour’, of Air Strain Station Sarsawa performed a key aim in due course of Op Safed Sagar. On 28 May Ninety 9, Sqn Ldr R Pundir, Flt Lt S Muhilan, Sgt PVNR Prasad and Sgt RK Sahu of 152 HU had been tasked to fly as ‘Nubra’ formation for a are living strike in opposition to enemy positions at Tololing. After efficiently pressing home the attack, their helicopter used to be hit through an enemy Stinger Missile in due course of the ruin away, best to the loss of 4 treasured lives. For this act of big braveness, that they had been awarded Vayu Sena Medal (Gallantry), posthumously. Their supreme sacrifice ensured that their names commonly remain etched inside the annals of background of IAF commonly.

On 13 Jul 24, Chief of the Air Personnel Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari, laid a wreath which consists of senior dignitaries, households of brave hearts, veterans and serving IAF officers, at the Station Struggle Memorial as a tribute to all air warriors who laid down their lives in carrier of the country. The CAS felicitated and interacted with the subsequent-of-kin in due course of the adventure.

A glorious air demonstrate used to be organised that blanketed screen through the Akash Ganga Team and aerial displays through Jaguar, Su-30 Mkl and Rafale fighter airplane. A “Missing Man formation” used to be flown through Mi-17 V5 in memory of the fallen heroes.      A static screen of IAF helicopters viz Mi-17 V5, Cheetah, Chinook used to be also organised which consists of performances through the Air Warrior Drill Team and the Air Strain Band.

The adventure used to be witnessed through over 5000 spectators, including university children, nearby residents of Saharanpur nearby, veterans, civil dignitaries and personnel of Defence Forces providers from Roorkee, Dehradun and Ambala.