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Women skydivers debut on IAF's 79th anniversary
New Delhi: It's the Indian Air Force's 79th anniversary on Saturday, and to mark the day, the C130J Hercules transport aircraft made its maiden appearance during the flypast at the Air Force Station in Hindon.The flypast also comprises of MI-17 helicopters, Sukhoi and Mirage fighters and the Russian IL Trans-76 porter.To mark the day, the first ever all-women skydivers' team flagged off the ceremony at the Air Force Station in Hindon.
The first all-woman team of six skydivers of the Indian Air Force made its official debut during the annual Air Force Day parade.The team underwent a two-year gruelling training in India and the US.After going through initial training in sky-diving formation at Agra and several other Air Force bases in the country, the team attended an advance course in free-fall and formation sky-diving at Sky Dive Arizona in US.
Source:http://ibnlive.in.com/news/air-show-to-mark-iafs-79th-anniversary/191002-3.html