Rajasansi Air Force Station pays homage to martyrs of Jallianwala Bagh

Amritsar: A display of para jumping by a combined Air Force-Army team was organised by Air Force Station, Rajasansi, on Tuesday. This was part of the year-long celebration named ‘Azadi Ka Amrut Mahotsav’’ which will conclude with the 75th anniversary of Independence Day to be held next year (August 15, 2022). It had commenced with the ‘Padyatra’ (Freedom March) from Sabarmati Ashram, Ahmedabad, on March 12, 2021. The display involved a team of 15 para jumpers led by the team leader Wing Commander V Lakesh. The Akash Ganga team members and Army para jumpers were dropped from a Mi-17 helicopter from a height of 12,000 feet, which got airborne from Air Force Station, Rajasansi. The para jumping team truly reflected the motto of the IAF ‘Touch the Sky with Glory’ in their display. The para jumpers landed at the Khasa airfield to showcase the truly joint nature of operations. The event was witnessed by Air Force and Army personnel of all ranks along with their families. Gp Capt Shirish Dhakate, Base Commander, Air Force Station, Rajasansi, received the para jumpers after they landed at Khasa and felicitated the para jumpers. A memento (with the logo of the Amrut Mahotsava) to mark the occasion was presented by the base commander to the team leader. On the occasion, a ceremony paying homage to martyrs of Jallianwala Bagh Massacre was conducted by troops, families and children comprising of 75 personnel of Air Force Station Amritsar. Cantonment Gp Capt Ashok Kumar, Station Commander, Air Force Station, Amritsar Cantt, laid a wreath during the event. The valour and courage shown by our freedom fighters against the tyranny of colonial forces were remembered during the ceremony, he said. TNS