Air Force Officers Roopa Chandra, Saravan and A. Paul being felicitated by District Minister S.T. Somashekar and MLA L. Nagendra.
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Air Warrior Symphony Orchestra to perform at Palace tomorrow
September 27, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: The Air Warrior Symphony Orchestra (AWSO), under the aegis of Training Command Head Quarters and Air Force Station in Jalahalli, Bengaluru, will be performing in front of the Mysore Palace tomorrow (Sept. 28) between 4 pm and 5.30 pm as part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav programme. AWSO: A centre of excellence for the…
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Memorial event held under bronze statue in Madikeri
September 10, 2022Madikeri: Squadron Leader Ajjamada B. Devayya, the only Indian Air Force (IAF) Officer to be posthumously awarded the Maha Vir Chakra (MVC), was remembered on Sept. 7 in Madikeri and his valiant actions were recalled by war veterans, defence personnel and political leaders. It has been 57 years since his supreme sacrifice. They had gathered…
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IAF: Father-daughter duo creates history
July 6, 2022Fly in same fighter formation New Delhi: A father-daughter duo recently created history in the Air Force by flying as part of the same fighter formation. Air Commodore Sanjay Sharma, who is a seasoned fighter pilot in the Indian Air Force, and his daughter Ananya Sharma, who was commissioned as a fighter pilot in December…
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Ahead of PM’s two-day visit: Cavalcade movement rehearsals held in city
June 20, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: The MI-17 helicopter owned by Indian Air Force (IAF) carrying Prime Minister Narendra Modi will land at the helipad set up at Oval Grounds here today at about 4.50 pm after the day-long packed schedule in Bengaluru. The timings may vary as per his schedule in Bengaluru. As per the PM’s tweet this morning…
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Operation Ganga: 19 flights to carry 3,726 Indians today
March 3, 2022New Delhi: Today (Mar. 3), the Indian Air Force (IAF) and Indian carriers will fly 3,726 Indians back to India from Ukraine’s neighbouring countries, Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said. Under ‘Operation Ganga,’ eight flights of the IAF, Air India and IndiGo will operate from the Romanian capital Bucharest to India today (Thursday), he said…
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Chopper crash: Lone survivor dies
December 15, 2021Bengaluru: Decorated air warrior Group Captain Varun Singh died at the Command Hospital in Bengaluru today, a week after he was seriously injured in the chopper crash near Coonoor that killed CDS Gen. Bipin Rawat, his wife and 11 Armed Forces personnel. The Indian Air Force said the ‘braveheart’ Group Captain succumbed to his injuries…
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Abhinandan Varthaman receives Vir Chakra
November 22, 2021He had shot down a Pakistani F-16 fighter jet during a dogfight over the LoC New Delhi: Indian Air Force (IAF) Group Captain Abhinandan Varthaman, who downed a Pakistan jet during an aerial combat in February 2019 at the Line of Control (LoC) and was held captive for three days, was awarded the Vir Chakra…
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Conferred with Vayu Sena Medal
October 9, 2021On the occasion of Air Force Day on Oct. 8, Fighter Pilot Group Captain Mandetira Medaiah Bopanna, decorated with Vishisht Seva Medal, was conferred with Vayu Sena Medal at Air Force Station Hindon, Uttar Pradesh, for professional ability and exceptional devotion to duty by Air Chief Marshal Vivek Ram Choudhari, PVSM, AVSM, VM, ADC, on…
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Mysore Airport to remain as civilian airport: Pratap Simha
September 29, 2021MP scuttles move to shift IAF Helicopter Training Centre Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysore Airport at Mandakalli will not be handed over to Indian Air Force (IAF) to set up its Helicopter Training Centre and the Airports Authority of India (AAI) has agreed not to do so. This was disclosed by Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha who attended…
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