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Republic Day flypast grandest and largest with 75 aircrafts. Republic Day flypast grandest and largest with 75 aircrafts.
The Republic Day parade on the Rajpath this year saw the grandest and largest flypast ever with a total of 75 aircrafts to mark the Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav celebrations.
The flypast began with the "Dhwaj" formation with four Mi-17 aircraft, followed by the "Rudra" and the "Rahat" formations with four and five Advanced Light Helicopters (ALH) respectively.
The flypast concluded with seventeen Jaguar fighter aircraft flying in the Amrit formation to commemorate the 75 years of Independence.
The cockpit view of #Rahat formation comprising five ALH ac flying in five ac #Arrowhead formation. The formation flying at 60m AOL over water channel North of Rajpath. #AzadiKaAmritMahotsav #RepublicDay pic.twitter.com/ImuOMv8zWP
— Indian Republic Day Celebrations (@indianrdc) January 26, 2022
#Amrit formation comprises of 17 Jaguar ac making a figure of 75 is led by Gp Capt Avinash Singh, Gp Capt Gourav Arjariya, Wg Cdr Sandeep Jain, Gp Capt NP Verma, Wg Cdr Prakhar, Wg Cdr Rohit Rai, Wg Cdr Siddartha, Wg Cdr Ankush Tomar & Wg Cdr Pawar. #AzadiKaAmritMahotsav pic.twitter.com/OiEtRFcLat
— A. Bharat Bhushan Babu (@SpokespersonMoD) January 26, 2022
The flypast commeorated the 1971 war with the inclusion of the Tangail formation which had one Dakota and two Dornier flying as a tribute to the Tangail airdrop operations. There was also the Meghna formation of 1 Chinook and four Mi-17s. The Rafale aircrafts were be part of the Vinaash, Baaz and Vijay formations.
The cockpit view of #Tangail formation comprising one Dakota ac in lead with two Dornier ac in echelon flying in Vic formation. The formation flying at 300m AOL over the water channel North of Rajpath. #AzadiKaAmritMahotsav #RepublicDay pic.twitter.com/oNm9FTocbQ
— Indian Republic Day Celebrations (@indianrdc) January 26, 2022
Cockpit view of #Baaz formation comprising 1 Rafale, 2 Jaguar, 2 MiG-29 UPG, 2 Su-30 MI ac in seven ac Arrowhead formation flying at 300m AOL. #AzadiKaAmritMahotsav pic.twitter.com/53JEpxscgV
— A. Bharat Bhushan Babu (@SpokespersonMoD) January 26, 2022
The cockpit view of #Eklavya formation comprising one Mi-35 ac in lead with four Apache helicopters in echelon flying in five ac Arrowhead" formation. The formation is flying at 60m AOL over the water channel North of Rajpath. #AzadiKaAmritMahotsav pic.twitter.com/Ux7zZdCZ2R
— A. Bharat Bhushan Babu (@SpokespersonMoD) January 26, 2022
Cockpit view of #Varuna formation comprising 1 P8i ac with 2 MiG-29K ac in echelon flying in Vic formation at 360 AOL behind Trishul formation.#AzadiKaAmritMahotsav pic.twitter.com/yDGHMooWox
— A. Bharat Bhushan Babu (@SpokespersonMoD) January 26, 2022
