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Watch: Indian Air Force’s Air Devil Team Performs Stunning Parajump To Celebrate 43 Squardon’s Diamond Jubilee

Swarajya StaffFeb 05, 2019, 05:32 PM | Updated 05:32 PM IST
Still from the parajump (@IAF_MCC/Twitter)

Still from the parajump (@IAF_MCC/Twitter)


The 43 Squadron of the Indian Air Force (IAF) station in Jorhat, Assam popularly known as IBEXES completed sixty years of operations this year.

To commemorate this diamond jubilee, the Air Devil team of the IAF executed a stunning Parajump from an An-32 aircraft. The team was led by Wing Commander Vishal Lakesh.

The official twitter account of the IAF shared a video of the parajump on Monday (4 February).

In the video the seven member parajump team cam be seen in high spirits congratulating IBEXES on its diamond jubilee.

Following the jump, one of the skydivers is seen holding up the IBEXES’s insignia flag. The skydivers can also be seen gliding using three parachutes combined in a tricolour formation.

The diamond jubilee celebrations also involved the Surya Kiran acrobatics team. This event was presided over by Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa and other senior dignitaries.

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