Day of the top guns

The 80th IAF anniversary celebrations here were marked with pomp and splendour as Air Marshal Rajinder Singh gave away the Chief of the Air Staff and AOC in C commendations to the recipients. The flight of the vintage aircraft Tigermoth was the main attraction at the Air Force Day parade rehearsal here in absence of the grounded Suryakiran Aerobatic Display Team. ‘This evolution in tandem with the professional excellence, has catapulted the IAF to being the very best,’ said Singh addressing the crowds at the event.