An air show was held in Chennai on Sunday before the 92nd foundation day of the Indian Air Force on October 8. Lakhs of people gathered at Marina Beach to watch it. Three people died due to heavy crowd and heat, while more than 200 people fainted. The deceased have been identified as Srinivasan (48), Karthikeyan (34) and John (56). A crowd of about 13 lakh people gathered to watch this air show, due to which its name has been included in the Limca Book of World Records. The show started at 11 am and lasted for two hours. However, people started gathering at Marina Beach from 8 am itself. During this time the temperature had reached 36 degrees. No arrangement of water in the air show, stampede at the railway station
According to many media reports, people who went to see the air show said that there was no arrangement of drinking water on the beach. People sat thirsty for hours. At the same time, after the show ended at 1 o’clock, people left the place together, due to which there was a traffic jam on the roads. Due to the heavy crowd, a stampede occurred at a local railway station. Similar crowds were seen at different metro stations. Sarang, Tejas made formations in the air show
72 aircraft including Rafale, Suryakiran and Sarang performed stunts in the Air Force air show. The biggest attraction point of the show was the Harvard T-6G Texan aircraft used in the First World War. The Indian Air Force used Harvard as an intermediate trainer till 1974. Heritage aircraft like Advanced Light Combat Aircraft Tejas, Sarang, Sukhoi 30 MKI, C17, C-295, Apache, Light Combat Helicopter Prachand, Dakota also participated in the show. Pictures of the air show… Air show after 21 years in Chennai
After 21 years, a flypast and aerial display show took place in Chennai. The Indian Air Force organized the air show to be held on the foundation day for the third time outside Delhi. Last year the show was held on 8 October 2023 at Sangam area in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. In 2022 it was held in Chandigarh. Air Force Chief said – target to make all weapons in India by 2047
In a press conference before Air Force Day, Air Force Chief Air Chief Marshal AP Singh said that India needs to overtake China in terms of technology and speed in making military equipment. He also said that the Air Force aims to produce all its weapons in India by 2047 under the indigenization program. Hindustan Aeronautics Limited should produce 24 Tejas light combat aircraft every year to compensate for the delay in supply. Also read these army related news… Air Marshal Amar Preet Singh is the new Chief of the Air Force; will take charge from September 30, will replace Vivek Ram Chaudhary Air Marshal Amar Preet Singh will be the new Chief of the Indian Air Force. He took charge on 30 September. He replaced Air Marshal Vivek Ram Choudhary, who retired on September 30. Amar Preet Singh was till now the Vice Chief of the Air Force. This is the second most important position in the Air Force. Read the full news here… Army Chief said – Situation with China is stable, but not normal: We have to fight as well as stay together Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi said on October 1 that India’s situation with China is stable, but it is not normal, it is very sensitive. We have to fight, cooperate, stay together, face and challenge China. Relations with China are very complicated. Read the full news here…
