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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