Air Chief Reveals New Ensign During Air Force Day Parade in Prayagraj
Air Force Day Parade Marks Historic Unveiling of IAF’s New Ensign
In a momentous occasion on Sunday during the annual Air Force Day parade in Prayagraj, Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari of the Indian Air Force (IAF) unveiled the new ensign of the Air Force. The IAF had not performed an exercise of this nature in the previous 72 years.
The IAF’s activity comes over a year after the Naval force refreshed its ensign to shed its frontier legacy. The Indian Flying corps peak will be situated in the upper right corner of the new banner.
The Indian Air Force was formally established on October 8, 1932. The prefix “Royal” was given to the force in March 1945 in honour of its professional success and victories during World War II. The outcome was the Royal Indian Air Force (RIAF).
As India became a republic in 1950, the IAF removed its “Royal” prefix and changed the emblem.
IAF’s New Ensign: Symbolizing Values and Heritage
The Union Jack appeared in the top left canton of the RIAF flag, while the RIAF roundel (red, white, and blue) appeared on the fly side. After India gained its independence, the Union Jack was replaced with the Indian tricolour, and the RAF roundels in the lower right canton were swapped out for the IAF tricolour roundel.
“A new Indian Air Force ensign has been developed to better represent the IAF’s principles. The Air Force Crest will now be present in the upper right corner of the ensign, on the fly side, to symbolise this reaffirmation,” the IAF stated in a statement.
The words “Satyameva Jayate” are written in Devanagari beneath the national emblem of the IAF, the Ashoka lion. A Himalayan eagle with its wings wide, representing the combat might of the IAF, is shown underneath the Ashoka lion.
