Republic Day: Air Force planes will fly from Rajpath to Tangail formation, history is linked to 1971 war

During the Republic Day parade, Indian Air Force aircraft will fly in the Tangail formation. The information was provided by the Indian Air Force. According to the Air Force, two Dornier DO-228 aircraft and the Air Force's historic Dakota aircraft will fly during this flypast. This aircraft will run on fuel made from a blend of biofuel and aviation turbine fuel.

In actuality, the Indian Army carried out a special operation in the Bangladeshi Tangail region during the 1971 India-Pakistan war. Pakistan was forced from Bangladesh as a result of this operation, and India was guaranteed to win. This was Operation Tangail, wherein the Indian Army was airdropped in its entirety into Tangail, Bangladesh.

The Pakistan Army had dispatched thousands of soldiers to Dhaka to take Dhaka during the 1971 India-Pakistan war. Upon learning of this, Lieutenant Colonel Kuldeep Singh Pannu's battalion of Indian Army paratroopers airdropped it in Tangail. Approximately 700 paratroopers made their jump from 52 Indian Air Force aircraft as part of this operation. In addition, the soldiers' vehicles and weapons were airdropped.

The path to Dhaka crossed the Jamna River at Tangail via a bridge. On this bridge, Indian soldiers ambushed the Pakistani army and also demolished the structure. which led to the Pakistani Army's dislocation. It is believed that only after Operation Tangail, the way was cleared for surrender of the Pakistani Army under the leadership of Lieutenant General AAK Niazi. It was the world's largest airborne operation since World War II.