Sarang

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Sarang Insignia
Sarang Insignia
Sarang team performing.
Sarang team performing.

Sarang (Sanskrit: सारंग - Peacock) is the helicopter formation display team of the Indian Air Force.The team flies four HAL Dhruvs. The name Sarang (Peacock in Sanskrit) is symbolic as it is the national bird of India. The team was formed in October 2003 and their first public performance was at the Asian Aerospace Show, Singapore, 2004.[1] The team also performed at the Farnborough and Aero India air shows.

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In February 2007, the team had its first fatal accident when a Dhruv crashed[2] at Yelahanka during a rehearsal before Aero India-2007 co-pilot Squadron Leader Priye Sharma was killed, and the pilot Wing Commander V Jetely received serious head injuries.

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  1. ^ ILA 2008: Proud as Peacocks
  2. ^ Crash Location of the Dhruv from Sarang team a week before Aero-India 2007. It killed Co-pilot Sqn Ldr Priye Sharma, the pilot Wing Commander V Jetly received serious head injuries . The crash site is between the big tree in the middle and the small tree to its right. www.bharat-rakshak.com

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