Two AOC-in-C take part in Mirage-2000 formation, Dhanoa calls its rare gesture

In a rare gesture, two senior IAF officers of the rank of Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Monday flew aircraft as part of a 'vic' formation of five Mirage-2000 at the air base here to commemorate 20 years of the Kargil War.

An impressive fly-past was organised at the Gwalior Air Force Station in which, besides Mirage-2000, MiG-21, Jaguar, and an Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) also were used.

"As an (IAF) chief, I am very, very proud of the fact that both of my AOC-in-Cs were flying in the formation today. I think I need to go back and check if it is the first time that six stars were part of the formation," Air Marshal B S Dhanoa said.

An AOC-in-C is a three-star officer by rank, a senior IAF official said.

Dhanoa was interacting with reporters at the air base, flanked by the two AOC-in-C -- Air Marshal R Nambiar AOC-in-C of the Western Air Command and Air Marshal R Kumar AOC-in-C, Central Air Command.

Dhanoa and the two AOC-in-Cs, all three are Kargil War veterans.

The IAF also ...