Indian Air Force's Surya Kiran team puts up spectacular show ahead of World Cup final
The Hindu
Ahmedabad: Surya Kiran Acrobatic Team of IAF put on a 10-min show b4 World Cup final. Nine Hawk Mk-132 SKAT aircrafts made history. 52nd Squadron pilots performed in Hawk advanced trainer jets. India, w/ 10 consecutive wins, and Australia, w/ 8-game winning spree, in final.
With the world's largest cricket stadium underneath packed to the brim by euphoric fans, the Surya Kiran Acrobatic Team of the Indian Air Force put up a spectacular show before the World Cup final between India and Australia in Ahmedabad on November 19.
A total of nine Hawk Mk-132 SKAT aircrafts of the IAF created history as it is for the first time that they produced an aerial show ahead of any cricket match in India and it is only fitting that their maiden show took place before a World Cup final.
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The Surya Kiran team pilots, a part of the 52nd Squadron of the Indian Air Force, produced a 10-minute show before the toss at the Narendra Modi Stadium, which has a capacity of more than 1,30,000.
Usually composed of 13 pilots, the 'ambassador of Indian Air Force' SKAT team has only nine of them performing at any given time in their Hawk advanced trainer jets.
The Rohit Sharma-led Indian team was the first to make it to the semifinals after a 45-game league round and were also the first to enter the final, having recorded 10 consecutive wins in this World Cup.
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