Oct 8, 2019, 2:38 PM IST
New Delhi: The chiefs of three services, Army Chief General Bipin Rawat, Indian Air Force (IAF) Chief, RKS Bhadauria and Chief of the Naval Staff, Admiral Karambir Singh paid tributes at the National War Memorial in the national capital on October 8. They paid floral tributes on the occasion of Indian Air Force Day. IAF was founded on October 8, 1932, and the force participated in several crucial wars and landmark missions. The Indian Air Force Day is celebrated to mark its anniversary. This year, the IAF Day is special as the first of 36 long-awaited Rafale fighter jets will be received by Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in France.