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IAFâ??s Participation- Republic Day 2012
32 Aircraft Flypast At Rajpath

4 Mi-17 IV in inverted Y formation

(a) The leading hepter will trail the National Flag.

(b) No 2 Heptr will fly behind No 1 and trail the Army Flag

(c) No 3 &4 heptr will trail the Navy and Air Force Flag and shower flower petals.

Wg Cdr Jaideep Chakraborty, Wg Cdr Yogesh Kumar

3 Helicopters (ALH) of Army Aviation Corps in Vic Formation : Col Suneet Sohal, Lt Col Anuj Rampal
3 Mi-35 in Vic Formation : Wg Cdr Abhijit Singh, Wg Cdr Rajesh Verma
3 C-130J in Vic formation: Gp Tejbir Singh, Wg Cdr P Joshi
One IL-78, Two AN-32, Two Dornier in Big Boy Formation : Gp Milind Kumar, Wg Cdr N Garg
5 Jaguar in Arrow head formation : Wg Cdr Abhijeet Nane, Wg Cdr Prashant
5 MiG-29 in Arrow head Formation : Wg Cdr Pratap Singh Ranwat, Wg Cdr Prabhat Malik
3 SU-30 MKI in Trishul Formation . Three aircraft will splits upwards, making a Trishul in the Sky : Wg Cdr Harshad Mishra, Wg Cdr Ashish Kumar
1 SU -30 MKI Splits the sky with a Vertical Charlie manoeuvre : Wg Cdr H Asudani, Flt PK Thakur

AF TABLEAU SHOWCASING â??PEOPLE FIRST MISSION ALWAYSâ??
The IAF Tableau showcases the men from our special forces and special operations capabilities of the Indian Air Force. We have the C-130J Super Hercules the Worldâ??s most advanced and tactical aircraft. The Aircraft has already demonstrated its responsiveness during the recent Sikkim earthquake where it undertook relief operations within three hours. Also on the tableau is the latest acquisition in the IAF-Mi-17 V5 Helicopter. This multipurpose Helicopter is intended for airlift of Special Forces to combat area , both by day and night. These two platforms will cater to the need of joint operation with Army Commandos, Marine Commandos, IAFâ??s Garuds and NSG Commandos.

RD MARCHING CONTINGENT
The IAF Marching contingent comprises of 4 officers and 144 Airmen. The Contingent will commanded by Flt Lt Sneha Shekhawat and will be followed by 3 supernumerary officers. The Air Force contingent will marches abreast in 12 by 12 formation.

IAF BAND
The IAF Band consists of 72 musicians and three drum majors. The Band will be led by Sergeant M Thakur , Drum Major. The Band will will play the tune â??Air Battleâ?? especially selected for the occasion in front of the Dias.