SLAF gets ready for 60th anniversary celebrations

The Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) will commemorate its 60th anniversary on March 2. The celebrations lined up include a march past and a fly past of nearly 1,400 officers and airmen.

A commemorative coin and stamp will also be issued to mark the celebrations.

The highlight of the anniversary celebrations will be the SLAF Exhibition and Carnival from March 2 to 8 at the SLAF Base at Ratmalana. The exhibition and carnival includes dramatic airshows air combat manoeuvres and aerobatic displays by the SLAF and international air force teams, a hostage rescue operation with SLAF Special Forces' paratroopers along with vintage air craft and new aircraft and weapons.

The exhibition and carnival will be open to the public from 4 p.m. on March 2 and from 10 a.m. - 11 p.m on March 3. There will be over 40 stalls representing each flying unit.

Ample parking space will also be available for vehicles throughout the week-long exhibition. - DY