Swarnim Vijay Varsh: Air Force’s Suryakiran team holds flypast over Mumbai, Pune & Goa

As part of the ‘Swarnim Vijay Varsh’ celebrations, the Suryakiran Aerobatic Team of the Indian Air Force (IAF), did a flypast in Mumbai on October 18. The planes could be spotted at Worli and later at Gateway of India. (Express Photo by Ganesh Shirsekar)

The ‘Swarnim Vijay Varsh’ is being celebrated to commemorate India’s military operation over Pakistan in the 1971 war that led to the liberation of Bangladesh. (Express Photo by Ganesh Shirsekar)

There was a flypast at Goa and Pune as well and the teams returned to their base at Bidar in Karnataka later in the evening. (Express Photo by Ganesh Shirsekar)

The aircraft started from Pune at 3.35 pm and did a flypast at Gateway of India, Worli Promenade and Andheri between 3.40 pm and 3.50 pm. Then they did a flypast at Goa between 4.25 pm and 4.35 pm and finally reached Bidar at 5.40 pm. (Express Photo by Ganesh Shirsekar)

Suryakiran Aerobatic Team is the formation aerobatic unit of the Indian Air Force, which undertakes the extremely challenging role of doing aerobatic manoeuvres close to the ground. (Express Photo by Ganesh Shirsekar)

The Suryakiran craft flying in Mumbai on Monday. (Express Photo By Ganesh Shirsekar)