Bharat Rakshak:Indian Air Force

Aircraft in a formation take off

Aircraft in a formation take off The main subject of this picture is aircraft U2510

Aircraft in a formation take off at Aero India

Aircraft in a formation take off at Aero India

Classic Opening fly-by

This photographs shows the classic opening fly in of the SKAT from behind the crowd.

Crossover manuever over Dal Lake

The first aerobatics display over Dal Lake, Srinagar.

Dawn take off

A Suryakiran aircraft with the landing lights on, taxies for take off.

Diamond Formation

This photographs shows the classic opening fly-by of the SKAT from behind the crowd.

Fly Over

This neat shot shows the underside scheme of the Kirans

Formation fly by

Five of the Suryakirans in what was known as the Phoenix. moments earlier a single aircraft flew and pulled up from the opposite direction.

Formation Take Off

Three of the Kiran MkIIs belonging to the Suryakirans in a formation take off.

Ground crew helps the display pilots

Ground crew helps the display pilots into their steeds. note the helmets of the aircrew are also painted in the Dayglo Red paint.

HAL Kiran MkII U2469 of the Suryakirans

A brightly painted red and white aircraft of the Suryakiran team takes to the air at Yelahanka

Head to Head - with the Red Arrows

A Kiran Mk II U2469, parked in front of a BAe Hawk of the famous Red Arrows of the RAF.

Help from the Ground crew.

Ground crew helps the display pilots into their steeds. note the helmets of the aircrew are also painted in the Dayglo Red paint.

Painting the sky in tricolors

The team extensively uses colored smoke in its displays - here the Indian flag colors - Orange, White and Green are trailed by the aircraft.

Standby for Take-Off

One of the Suryakirans MkII Kirans about to take off.

Suryakiran Head On.

The head-on view of the Kiran MkII in Suryakiran colors

The Vixen Break

The Suryakirans carry out a spectacular peel off called Vixen Break

Twin Take off

Two of the aircraft taking off.

U2466 taxying.

One of the rare pictures that lets you identify the aircraft - as U2466