The Indian Air Force Act came into force on 8 October 1932, that date being the date of its formal constitution.
The IAF was a small group of 6 Officer, 19 Airmen and 4Wapiti Aircraft. Now it is the fourth largest air force in the World after US, Russia and China.
On 1 April 1933 first flight of the IAF the 'A' flight took off. IAF personnel consisted of 5 pilots and one equipment officer and 19 Havai Sepoys (air soldiers) and its aircraft was 4 Westland Wapiti IIA arm, which was in karachi(Pakistan).
The first air force war was on 1 October 1937 in Waziristan for Army Co-operation missions against Tribal. 'A' Flight flew 1400 operational hours.
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