Bathinda, July 20
To commemorate 25 years of Kargil victory, the Indian Air Force celebrated ‘Kargil Vijay Diwas Rajat Jayanti’ at Air Force Station Bhisiana today.
The occasion was marked by a wreath laying ceremony at the War Memorial by Air Marshal PK Vohra, Senior Air Staff Officer, Western Air Command. Former Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa (retd), Alka Ahuja, spouse of late Sqn Ldr Ajay Ahuja and Operation Safed Sagar awardees were also present.
This significant event marks the 25th anniversary of India’s victory in the Kargil conflict in 1999 following the culmination of Operation Safed Sagar of the Indian Air Force and Operation Vijay of the Indian Army.
The No. 17 Squadron of the IAF, operating MiG 21 Type 96 aircraft, based at Air Force Station Bhisiana had undertaken several strike missions to flush out the enemy. An aerial display was conducted by the Akash Ganga skydiving team, flypast in “Vic” formation by three Rafale and three Jaguar fighters, Slithering and Small Team Insertion and Extraction (STIE) operations by the Mi-17 1V helicopter and low-level aerobatics by Su-30 MKI fighter aircraft.