The Indian Air Force (IAF) celebrates its 86th anniversary on October 8 which commemorates the official foundation day of the force. The Indian Air Force was born in 1932 as the Royal Indian Air Force under then British rule. The name was changed to Indian Air Force in 1950.
The Indian Air Force held a grand parade-cum-investiture ceremony at the Air Force Station at Hindon in Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad. The parade was followed by an air display and acrobatics by the Air Force's various aircraft, including Jaguar, Bison, and MiG-29, Mirage-2000 and SU-30 MKI fighter jets and Rudra helicopters.
The Indian Cricket fraternity took to Twitter to salute the IAF and congratulate them on their 86th anniversary.
Here are the tweets:
Wishing every member of the @IAF_MCC, and your families, a Happy Indian #AirForceDay! I’m proud to stand among you today and always. जय हिन्द ???????? pic.twitter.com/9JsT72XY3P
— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) October 8, 2018
Your wings do exist, you just have to fly. Wishing the best to our brave and bold @IAF_MCC #GuardiansOfTheSkies #AirForceDay pic.twitter.com/zC5efIdD1t
— Rohit Sharma (@ImRo45) October 8, 2018
Saluting the courage & valour of air warriors of the #IndianAirForce who are keeping our skies safe. ???????????????? #AirForceDay @IAF_MCC pic.twitter.com/ivm5MWSH5i
— Jhulan Goswami (@JhulanG10) October 8, 2018
Saluting the guardians of the sky on their 86th anniversary. As their motto says, नभः स्पृशं दीप्तम् 'Touch the Sky with Glory' ????#IndianAirForce #MondayMotivation
— Shikhar Dhawan (@SDhawan25) October 8, 2018
We salute your dedication, hard work and bravery #IndianAirForce! Heartfelt greetings on your 86th anniversary! Jai hind! ????????????????????????????
— Suresh Raina (@ImRaina) October 8, 2018
...#AirForceDay #AirForceDay2018 #airwarriors
We Salute IAF...Always & Always..!! pic.twitter.com/GVlEHI2UJO
— Bishan Bedi (@BishanBedi) October 8, 2018