The Indian Air Force (IAF) Day is celebrated every year on October 8. On this day, the Air Force in India was officially raised in 1932 as the supporting force of the Royal Air Force of the United Kingdom.
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The first operational squadron came into being in April 1933.
After participation in World War II, the Air Force in India came to be called the Royal Indian Air Force in the mid 1940s.
In 1950, after the republic came into being it became the Indian Air Force. From six officers and 19 Hawai Sepoys back in 1933, the Air Force now is the fourth largest in the world.
