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Sarang Helicopter Display Team 
Sarang team performingActive October 2003 to the Present Country 
IndiaBranch 
Indian Air ForceRole Aerobatic display team Size 14 Officers
32 AirmenGarrison/HQ Training Command
Bangalore, Karnataka IndiaCommanders Current
commanderWing Commander Ravuri Sheetal Notable
commandersWg Cdr Hari Nair, Wg Cdr Shashank Misra Insignia Identification
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Aircraft flown Helicopter 4 - HAL Dhruvs 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. The team performed at the 76th Anniversary of Indian Air Force in Hindon Air Force Base on 8th Oct 2008.
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Incidents
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.Wg Cdr Vikas Jetley died in Jan 2011 at a Delhi hospital, after being in a coma for more than 3 years after the accident.
See also
Gallery
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Druv at RIAT 2008, England.
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ILA 2008
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ILA 2008
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HAL Dhruv of Sarang Display Team at Aero India 2011.
References
- ^ ILA 2008: Proud as Peacocks
- ^ 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
External links
- Sarang video
- Sarang at the Asian Aerospace Show, 2004
- Indian peacocks strut their stuff, Aviation International News
- Image of Sarang helicopter
- Aero-India 2007, Sarang Helicopter Display Team, www.Bharat-Rakshak.com
- Aerobatics Aero-India 2007
- Government of India - Press Information Breau release
- "The Hindu" newspaper article: Sarang's aerial ballet
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