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
- ↑ About Akash Ganga Template:Webarchive Indian Navy website.
- ↑ Performance by Akash Ganga The Hindu.
- ↑ Template:Source-attribution
- ↑ Akash Ganga History
- ↑ Paratroopers Training School. Retrieved 2014-10-15.
- ↑ Vayu Sakti