who fly past on red fort in 1947
Subroto Mukerjee
On 8 October 1932 , the six Indians cadets were commissioned in the Royal Air Force . On the same day , the Indian Air Force Act was passed by the Indian Legislative Assembly , and the Indian Air Force was born . Subroto was commissioned as a pilot . After completing their training at Cranwell , the Indian pilots passed through the Army Cooperation School at Old Sarum in Wiltshire . They served in RAF squadrons before coming back to India to serve Indian Air Force . On 1 April 1933 , `` A '' Flight of the No 1 Squadron , Indian Air Force , was formed at Karachi . Subroto was one of the five Indian pilots who made up the flight . The flight was equipped with four Westland Wapiti biplanes .
On 8 October 1932 , the six Indians cadets were commissioned in the Royal Air Force . On the same day , the Indian Air Force Act was passed by the Indian Legislative Assembly , and the Indian Air Force was born . Subroto was commissioned as a pilot . After completing their training at Cranwell , the Indian pilots passed through the Army Cooperation School at Old Sarum in Wiltshire . They served in RAF squadrons before coming back to India to serve Indian Air Force . On 1 April 1933 , `` A '' Flight of the No 1 Squadron , Indian Air Force , was formed at Karachi . Subroto was one of the five Indian pilots who made up the flight . The flight was equipped with four Westland Wapiti biplanes .