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			[[File:Akash Ganga Indian Air Force Sky Diving Team.jpg\|250px\|right\|Akash Ganga Sky diving team member carrying the Indian Air Force Flag]]
	'''Akash Ganga''' is the 124 member [[Sky diving]] team of the [[Indian Air Force]]. It was created in August 1987.<ref>[http://www.indiannavy.nic.in/milan/milan-display-enthralls-spectators.html About Akash Ganga] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140326153229/http://www.indiannavy.nic.in/milan/milan-display-enthralls-spectators.html \|date=2014-03-26 }} Indian Navy website.</ref><ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/air-show-may-make-a-comeback/article6429595.ece Performance by Akash Ganga] The Hindu.</ref> Akash Ganga can be roughly translated in Hindi as "The [[Ganges River\|Ganga]] of the sky", an ancient Hindi name for the [[Milky Way]] as viewed from the Earth.		'''Akash Ganga''' is the 124 member [[Sky diving]] team of the [[Indian Air Force]]. It was created in August 1987.<ref>[http://www.indiannavy.nic.in/milan/milan-display-enthralls-spectators.html About Akash Ganga] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140326153229/http://www.indiannavy.nic.in/milan/milan-display-enthralls-spectators.html \|date=2014-03-26 }} Indian Navy website.</ref><ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/air-show-may-make-a-comeback/article6429595.ece Performance by Akash Ganga] The Hindu.</ref> Akash Ganga can be roughly translated in Hindi as "The [[Ganges River\|Ganga]] of the sky", an ancient Hindi name for the [[Milky Way]] as viewed from the Earth.<ref>{{Source-attribution\|sentence=yes\|{{cite web \|last1=Hipps \|first1=Tim \|title=India launches 4th CISM Military World Games \|url=https://www.army.mil/article/5632/india_launches_4th_cism_military_world_games \|website=U.S. Army \|access-date=December 12, 2021 \|date=October 17, 2007}}}}</ref>

	== Formation ==		== Formation ==

	~~Its genesis can be traced to~~ the ~~early~~ 1970s ~~when defence personnel tried~~ to ~~hone their aerial assault techniques~~ for ~~wartime operations~~. ~~The practice soon evolved into a peace time adventure sports and it was~~ in ~~1987 that the IAF launched Akash Ganga at~~ the [[Agra ~~airport \|~~ Air Force Station ~~Agra~~]].<ref>[https://archive.today/20141015172712/http://www.thehindu.com/2005/09/25/stories/2005092505170500.htm Akash Ganga History]</ref>		Akasha Ganga was started in the 1970s as practice to prepare for war. Its usage in the [[Agra Air Force Station]] began in 1987.<ref>[https://archive.today/20141015172712/http://www.thehindu.com/2005/09/25/stories/2005092505170500.htm Akash Ganga History]</ref>

	The ~~Akashganga Air Force team comprises the most dedicated, skillful and daredevil Para Instructors~~ of the ~~Paratroopers Training School. The enthusiasm and experience the instructors at Paratroop~~ Training School ~~(PTS) have gained in sky diving since its inception resulted in formation of the Sky Diving team for demonstration jumps~~. <ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://indianairforce.nic.in/show_page.php?pg_id=139 \|title=Paratroopers Training School \|access-date=2014-10-15 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150426121635/http://indianairforce.nic.in/show_page.php?pg_id=139 \|archive-date=2015-04-26 \|url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[http://www.kedark.com/Kedar_Karmarkar_Aviation_Photography/Blog/Entries/2010/2/28_Vayu_Shakti_-_The_D_Day_-_Part_2.html Vayu Sakti]</ref>		The Akash Ganga is made up of teachers from the [[Paratrooper Training School]].<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://indianairforce.nic.in/show_page.php?pg_id=139 \|title=Paratroopers Training School \|access-date=2014-10-15 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150426121635/http://indianairforce.nic.in/show_page.php?pg_id=139 \|archive-date=2015-04-26 \|url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[http://www.kedark.com/Kedar_Karmarkar_Aviation_Photography/Blog/Entries/2010/2/28_Vayu_Shakti_-_The_D_Day_-_Part_2.html Vayu Sakti]</ref>

	==References==		==References==

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{{About|the skydiving team of the Indian Air Force|the Malayalam-language horror movie|Aakasha Ganga}}

'''Akash Ganga''' is the 124 member [[Sky diving]] team of the [[Indian Air Force]]. It was created in August 1987.<ref>[http://www.indiannavy.nic.in/milan/milan-display-enthralls-spectators.html About Akash Ganga] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140326153229/http://www.indiannavy.nic.in/milan/milan-display-enthralls-spectators.html |date=2014-03-26 }} Indian Navy website.</ref><ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/air-show-may-make-a-comeback/article6429595.ece Performance by Akash Ganga] The Hindu.</ref> Akash Ganga can be roughly translated in Hindi as "The [[Ganges River|Ganga]] of the sky", an ancient Hindi name for the [[Milky Way]] as viewed from the Earth.

== Formation ==

Its genesis can be traced to the early 1970s when defence personnel tried to hone their aerial assault techniques for wartime operations. The practice soon evolved into a peace time adventure sports and it was in 1987 that the IAF launched Akash Ganga at the [[Agra airport | Air Force Station Agra]].<ref>[https://archive.today/20141015172712/http://www.thehindu.com/2005/09/25/stories/2005092505170500.htm Akash Ganga History]</ref>

The Akashganga Air Force team comprises the most dedicated, skillful and daredevil Para Instructors of the Paratroopers Training School. The enthusiasm and experience the instructors at Paratroop Training School (PTS) have gained in sky diving since its inception resulted in formation of the Sky Diving team for demonstration jumps. <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://indianairforce.nic.in/show_page.php?pg_id=139 |title=Paratroopers Training School |access-date=2014-10-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150426121635/http://indianairforce.nic.in/show_page.php?pg_id=139 |archive-date=2015-04-26 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[http://www.kedark.com/Kedar_Karmarkar_Aviation_Photography/Blog/Entries/2010/2/28_Vayu_Shakti_-_The_D_Day_-_Part_2.html Vayu Sakti]</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Indian Air Force]]
[[Category:Military sport in India]]

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