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{{About|the skydiving team of the Indian Air Force|the Malayalam-language horror movie|Aakasha Ganga}} | {{About|the skydiving team of the Indian Air Force|the Malayalam-language horror movie|Aakasha Ganga}} | ||
[[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 == | ||
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 | 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== | ||
Latest revision as of 06:11, 13 December 2021
Akash Ganga is the 124 member Sky diving team of the Indian Air Force. It was created in August 1987.[1][2] Akash Ganga can be roughly translated in Hindi as "The Ganga of the sky", an ancient Hindi name for the Milky Way as viewed from the Earth.[3]
Formation[edit | edit source]
Akasha Ganga was started in the 1970s as practice to prepare for war. Its usage in the Agra Air Force Station began in 1987.[4]
The Akash Ganga is made up of teachers from the Paratrooper Training School.[5][6]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ About Akash Ganga Archived 2014-03-26 at the Wayback Machine Indian Navy website.
- ↑ Performance by Akash Ganga The Hindu.
- ↑
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Hipps, Tim (October 17, 2007). "India launches 4th CISM Military World Games". U.S. Army. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
- ↑ Akash Ganga History
- ↑ "Paratroopers Training School". Archived from the original on 2015-04-26. Retrieved 2014-10-15.
- ↑ Vayu Sakti
