Akash Ganga Sky diving team member carrying the Indian Air Force Flag
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.[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

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

  1. ↑ About Akash Ganga Archived 2014-03-26 at the Wayback Machine Indian Navy website.
  2. ↑ "Air show may make a comeback". The Hindu. 2014-09-20. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
  3. ↑ Public Domain One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: Hipps, Tim (October 17, 2007). "India launches 4th CISM Military World Games". U.S. Army. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
  4. ↑ Akash Ganga History
  5. ↑ "Paratroopers Training School". Archived from the original on 2015-04-26. Retrieved 2014-10-15.
  6. ↑ Vayu Sakti
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