Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday extended his greetingson the 84th anniversary of the Air Force Day and thanked the force for protecting skies. The day started off with a lot of spectacular stunts and performances by various teams in the Air force. The celebrations were carried out  at Hindon Airbase in Ghaziabad.  The inauguration saw Air Force Chief , Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha inspecting the guard of honour. President Pranab Mukherjee serves the India Air Force as a Commander-in-Chief. "Saluting all air warriors and their families on the Air Force Day. Thank you for protecting our skies. Your courage makes India proud," Modi tweeted. The Air Force Day was officially established on  8th of October in the year 1932 by the British empire to show off the auxiliary power the empire had to the world . However, the tradition has continued so as to acknowledge the importance that the Indian Air Force enjoys in securing the Airspace of the country and in National security as a whole. The air display commenced with flag bearing sky divers of famous AKASH GANGA team dropping out of AN-32 aircraft in their colourful canopies.