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July 30, 2010 | Indian Air Force officers begin an expedition to Himalayan region | New Delhi: Officers of the Indian Air Force began a 16-day expedition from New Delhi to the Himalayan region on motorcycles on Friday. Thirteen IAF officers on ten
motorcycles began their journey 'Explore the Himalayas ' from the India Gate.
Air Marshal J. N. Burma, Air Officer-in-charge Administration flagged off the
event. The expedition will travel through different Indian states and cover the
distance of over 4,500 Kilometres. A team member spoke about the objective of
the odyssey. "Our motive behind this is to show the adventure part of the Air
Force. So we intend to talk to people about the Air Force. We would talk to the
school children, civil crowd during our over night stay. People should know what
armed forces and the Air Force is all about," said V. V. Singh, Wing Commander,
IAF. The team would be travelling through 11 passes of the Himalayas , which would
include high passes like Baralach La (17,645 feet) and Khardung La (20,212 feet).
The journey to the Himalayan region would cover Kasauli, Kaza, Siachen Base Camp
and return through Kargil, Srinagar and Amritsar. |
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