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Sqn Ldr Vikram Chhibber<br />
It was Oct 07, and we were at one of the most<br />
picturesque locations that we could have<br />
been in. 3000 km away from our Nation, our<br />
12 immaculately maintained, saffron coloured,<br />
appropriately labelled “Ambassadors of the IAF”<br />
Suryakiran Aerobatic Team aircraft, were parked<br />
on an island, wing to wing with a plethora of the<br />
latest generation fighters. The Royal Air Force RED<br />
ARROWS team too was alongside. We were at the<br />
Langkawi International Maritime and Aviation<br />
Show (LIMA 07), in Malaysia, having flown in via<br />
Myanmar and Thailand.<br />
The occasion was momentous, as it was<br />
the world that waited to watch our skills – the<br />
stakes were very high. It urged us to perform<br />
24 Aerospace Safety J u n e 2 0 1 2<br />
INDIAN AIR FORCE