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Watch: Indian Air Force’s Air Devil Team Performs Stunning Parajump To Celebrate 43 Squardon’s Diamond Jubilee
Swarajya Staff
Feb 05, 2019, 05:32 PM | Updated 05:32 PM IST
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The 43 Squadron of the Indian Air Force (IAF) station in Jorhat, Assam popularly known as IBEXES completed sixty years of operations this year.
To commemorate this diamond jubilee, the Air Devil team of the IAF executed a stunning Parajump from an An-32 aircraft. The team was led by Wing Commander Vishal Lakesh.
The official twitter account of the IAF shared a video of the parajump on Monday (4 February).
The 43 Squadron 'IBEXES' celebrate their Diamond Jubilee as they completed 60 years of establishment on 20 Jan 19.
— Indian Air Force (@IAF_MCC) February 4, 2019
To commemorate the occasion, Air Devil team of IAF led by Wg Cdr Vishal Lakesh parajumped from an An-32 aircraft with unit insignia flag.@SpokespersonMoD @ProAssam pic.twitter.com/WGaPLo2iV9
In the video the seven member parajump team cam be seen in high spirits congratulating IBEXES on its diamond jubilee.
Following the jump, one of the skydivers is seen holding up the IBEXES’s insignia flag. The skydivers can also be seen gliding using three parachutes combined in a tricolour formation.
The diamond jubilee celebrations also involved the Surya Kiran acrobatics team. This event was presided over by Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa and other senior dignitaries.
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