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Sarang display team

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Sarang Helicopter Display Team
Insignia of Sarang Helicopter Display Team
Active2002-present[1]
CountryIndia
Branch Indian Air Force
TypeHelicopter unit
RoleAerobatics
Part ofSouthern Air Command
Garrison/HQSulur Air Force Station, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India[2]
Nickname(s)"Sarangs"
Motto(s)Apatsu Mitram
A friend in time of need
Commanders
Current
commander
Senior Group Captain Santosh Kumar Mishra[3]
Insignia
Identification
symbol
Peacock
Aircraft flown
Multirole helicopter5 - HAL Dhruvs

Sarang (Sanskrit: सारंग, lit.'peacock') is an aerobatic air display team of the Indian Air Force. The unit flies five modified HAL Dhruv helicopters. The unit is based out of Sulur Air Force Station near Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu.

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Etymology

The name of the unit Sarang means peacock in Sanskrit.[1] The peacock is the national bird of India.

History

The display team was originally formed as an evaluation flight squadron for Advanced Light Helicopters (ALH) in 2002.[1] Later, the team was re-tasked to form a helicopter aerobatic display unit.[1] The display team was formed in October 2003 and was officially established as No. 151 Helicopter Unit of the Indian Air Force in 2005.[1] The team was initially based out of Yelahanka Air Force Station near Bangalore before shifting base to Sulur Air Force Station near Coimbatore in 2009.[2]

Aircraft

The team operates a set of HAL Dhruv Mk-I helicopters built by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL).[4] As of 2024, the team utilizes five HAL Dhruv helicopters painted in a special peacock livery. The unit currently operates the following aircraft:

Service

The first public performance of the team was displayed at the Asian Aerospace show at Singapore in 2004.[1] The team performed in the biennial defense air show cum exibhition Aero India, Air Force Day and Navy week celebrations and other events of national importance.[1] In February 2024, the team performed in the Singapore Air show, its second ever performance outside India and the first since the inaugural display in 2004.[5]

Apart from aerobatic display, the team is also engaged in disaster management and recovery. The team was involved in rescuing stranded people during the 2013 Uttarakhand floods. The team was also engaged in dropping food packets, relief materials and rescuing stranded people during various natural calamities such as the 2015 Chennai floods, 2018 Kerala floods, and the aftermath of tropical cyclones such as Cyclone Ockhi in 2017 and Cyclone Michaung in 2023.[5]

Incidents

In February 2007, the team had its first fatal accident when one of the helicopters crashed near Yelahanka Air Force Station during a practice session before Aero India 2007. Co-pilot Squadron Leader Priyesh Sharma was killed and pilot Wing Commander Vikas Jettley was critically injured.[6][7] Vikas Jettley also succumbed to the injuries in 2011 after being in a comatose state for four years.[8][9]

Gallery


See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Southern Air Command". Indian Air Force. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  2. ^ a b "'Sarang' team bids adieu to Yelahanka Air Force Station". Deccan Herald. 25 September 2009. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
  3. ^ "Sarang aerobatics to kick off Wings India 2024 in Hyderabad". The Hindu. 17 January 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  4. ^ "IAF's Sarang team lined up for flying displays at Singapore Airshow 2024". CNBC. 18 January 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024. The variant of ALH flown by the Sarang team is ALH MK-I
  5. ^ a b "IAF's Sarang helicopter display team working hard for aerobatics display at Singapore Airshow 2024". The Economic Times. 23 February 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  6. ^ "Dhruv crashed". The Hindu. 3 February 2007. Archived from the original on 6 February 2007. Retrieved 1 March 2007.
  7. ^ "Pilot dies in chopper crash". Mumbai Mirror. 3 February 2007. Retrieved 1 March 2007.
  8. ^ "Sarang misses Surya Kiran, its aerobatic partner". The Times of India. 21 February 2019. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  9. ^ "Top stunt pilot of IAF dies after 4 yrs in coma". Hindustan Times. 4 January 2011. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
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