INDIAN AIR FORCE

SAFETY ISN’T EXPENSIVE,

IT IS PRICELESS!

Institute of Aerospace Safety, Palam, New Delhi – 10, Phone : 011-25672871, FAX : 011-25675059, AFNET-23247789, email : editorasm@nic.in
 2023
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun

J 30 31 1 31 1 2
A Indian Air Force
N 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 3 4 5 6 7 8 9J
U U
A
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 L
R 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Y
Y
23 24 25 26 27 28 29 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

F 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 6
E A
B 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 U
R CLOSED HOLIDAYS
G
U 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Jan 26 Republic Day 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 U
A Mar 08 Holi
S
R 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Mar 30
Apr 04
Ram Navami
Mahavir Jayanti
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 T
Y Apr 07 Good Friday
27 28 Apr 22 Id-ul-Fitr 28 29 30 31
May 05 Budha Purnima
Jun 29 Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid)
Jul 29 Muharram
Aug 15 Independence Day S
1 2 3 4 5 Sep 07
Sep 28
Janmashtami
Milad-un-Nabi/Id-e-Milad
1 2 3 E
M Oct 02 Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday P
A 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Oct 24 Dussehra 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 T
Nov 12 Diwali (Deepavali)
R 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 E
C 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Nov 27
Dec 25
Guru Nanak's Birthday
Christmas Day M
H 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 RESTRICTED HOLIDAYS 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 B
E
27 28 29 30 31 Jan 01
Jan 14
New Year's Day
Makar Sankranti/Magha Bihu 25 26 27 28 29 30 R
Jan 15 Pongal
Jan 26 Basant Panchami/
Sri Panchami
1 2 Feb 05 Hazarat Ali's Birthday/
Guru Ravi Das's Birthday
30 31 1 O
A Feb 15 Swami Dayanand
2 3 4 5 6 7 C
P 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Saraswati Jayanti
Air Force Day T
Feb 18 Maha Shivratri
R 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Feb 19 Shivaji Jayanti 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 O
I Mar 07 Holika Dahan/Dolyatra B
L 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Mar 22 Chaitra Sukladi/Ugadi /
Gudi Padava/Cheti Chand 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 E
Apr 09 Easter Sunday R
24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Apr 14 Vaisakhi/Vishu/Meshadi 23 24 25 26 27 28 29
Apr 15 Vaisakhadi (Bengal)/
Bahag Bihu (Assam)
Apr 21 Jamat-ul-Vida
May 09 Guru Rabindranath's Birthday
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Jun 20 Rath Yatra 1 2 3 4 5N
Aug 16 Parsi New Year's Day/Nauraj O
M 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Aug 20
Aug 29
Vinayaka Chaturthi
Onam/Thiru Onam Day
6 7 8 9 10 11 12 V
E
A 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
Aug 30
Sep 06
Raksha Bandhan
Janmashtami (Smarta) 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 M
Y Sep 19 Ganesh Chaturthi B
22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Oct 21
Oct 22
Dussehra (Saptami)
Dussehra (Mahashtami)
20 21 22 23 24 25 26 E
Oct 23 Dussehra (Mahanavmi) R
29 30 31 Oct 28 Maharishi Valmiki's Birthday 27 28 29 30
Nov 01 Karaka Chaturthi
(Karwa Chouth)
Nov 12 Naraka Chaturdasi
1 2 3 4 Nov 13 Govardhan Puja
1 2 3D
Nov 15
Nov 19
Bhai Duj
Pratihar Shashthi/
E
J 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Surya Shashthi (Chhat Puja) 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
U Nov 24 Guru Teg Bahadur's
Armed Forces
Flag Day E
N 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Martyrdom Day 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 M
Dec 24 Christmas Eve
E B
19 20 21 22 23 24 25 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 E
R
26 27 28 29 30 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

MAKE A 2023 RESOLUTION - IF IT IS UNSAFE, I WILL FIND A SOLUTION

Chief Editor : Gp Capt SS Gahlaut VM Editorial Board : Gp Capt Sanjeev Chawla, Wg Cdr R Janardanan, MWO Hare Ram Kumar Graphic Design by : Sgt K Vinender Reddy, Cpl Gara Siva kumar
Institute of Aerospace Safety, Palam, New Delhi – 10, Phone : 011-25672871, FAX : 011-25675059, AFNET-23247789, email : editorasm@nic.in
 INDIAN AIR FORCE

RAFALE WITH SU-30 MKI

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JANUARY
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December 2022
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun

30 31 1
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8 9 10 11
New Year’s Day
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
26 27 28 29 30 31 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
February
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Makar Sankranti/ Pongal
Magha Bihu

16 17 18 19 20 21 22
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19

23 24 25 26 27 28 29
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28
Republic Day
Basanth Panchami/
Sri Panchami

gj dke ns’k ds uke AEROSPACE SAFETY : THE ETERNAL WINGMAN

 INDIAN AIR FORCE

CH-47 F(I) CHINOOK

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January
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun

1 2 3 4 5
30 31 1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Hazarat Ali’s Birthday/
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Guru Ravi Das’s
Birthday

6 7 8 9 10 11 12
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
23 24 25 26 27 28 29

March
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
Swami Dayanand Maha Shivratri Shivaji Jayanti
Saraswati Jayanti
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28 29 30 31

gj dke ns’k ds uke EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED, GEAR UP FOR SAFETY

 INDIAN AIR FORCE

LCA TEJAS

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MARCH
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February
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun

1 2 3 4 5
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28 6 7
Holika Dahan/
8Holi
9 10 11 12
Dolyatra

April
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
1 2
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Chaitra Sukladi/Ugadi/
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Gudi Padava/Cheti Chand

27 28 29 30 31
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Ram Navami

gj dke ns’k ds uke SAFETY... DO IT RIGHT,

DO IT RIGHT ALWAYS AND EVERY TIME
 INDIAN AIR FORCE

C-17 GLOBEMASTER III

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APRIL
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March
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun

1 2
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28 29 30 31 3 4
Mahavir Jayanti
5 6 7
Good Friday
8 9
Easter Sunday

May
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Vaisakhi/Vishu/ Vaisakhadi (Bengal)/
Meshadi Bahag Bihu (Assam)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Jamat-ul-Vida Id-ul-Fitr

24 25 26 27 28 29 30
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30 31

gj dke ns’k ds uke COMMUNICATION IS THE KEY TO SAFETY,

KEEP THE LINES OPEN
 INDIAN AIR FORCE

RAFALE, MIG-21, M-2000 & SURYAKIRAN TEAM

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April
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun

1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1 2
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Budha Purnima
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28 29 30 8 9
Guru Rabin-
10 11 12 13 14
dranath’s Birthday

Jun
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8 9 10 11
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30 31
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
26 27 28 29 30

EVERY SUCCESSFUL MISSION

gj dke ns’k ds uke IS A RESULT OF GOOD TEAM WORK
 INDIAN AIR FORCE

IL-78 WITH SU-30 MKI

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May
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun

1 2 3 4
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21

5 6 7 8 9 10 11
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30 31

July
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
31 1 2
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Rath Yatra

26 27 28 29 30
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid)

gj dke ns’k ds uke PENCILS HAVE ERASERS - MISHAPS DON’T!

 INDIAN AIR FORCE

ELEPHANT WALK - RAFALE & JAGUAR

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June
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun

31 1 2
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8 9 10 11
12 13 14 15 16 17 18

3 4 5 6 7 8 9
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
26 27 28 29 30

August
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
1 2 3 4 5 6
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 29 30 31
Muharram

gj dke ns’k ds uke AT WORK OR AT PLAY, LET SAFETY LEAD THE WAY
 INDIAN AIR FORCE

AKASH SAM

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July
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun

1 2 3 4 5 6
31 1 2
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28 29 30 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
September
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Independence Day Parsi New Year’s Vinayaka Chaturthi
Day/Nauraj
1 2 3
4 5 6 7 8 9 10
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 29 30 31
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
25 26 27 28 29 30
Onam/ Raksha Bandhan
Thiru Onam Day

gj dke ns’k ds uke TURN YOUR ATTENTION, TO ACCIDENT PREVENTION

 INDIAN AIR FORCE

MI-17V5 WITH GARUDS

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August
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun

1 2 3
1 2 3 4 5 6
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 29 30 31 4 5 6
Janmashtami
7
Janmashtami
8 9 10
(Smarta)

October
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
30 31 1
2
9
3 4 5 6 7 8
10 11 12 13 14 15
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
Ganesh Chaturthi

25 26 27 28 29 30
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
Milad-un-Nabi/
Id-e-Milad

gj dke ns’k ds uke SAFETY IS NOT JUST AN ATTITUDE, IT IS A WAY OF LIFE

 INDIAN AIR FORCE

HAWK MK-132

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September
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun

30 31 1
1 2 3
4 5 6 7 8 9 10
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
25 26 27 28 29 30 2
Mahatma Gandhi’s
3 4 5 6 7
Air Force Day
Birthday

November
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Dussehra Dussehra
(Saptami) (Mahashtami)

23 24 25 26 27 28 29
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28 29 30
Dussehra Maharishi
Dussehra Valmiki’s Birthday
(Mahanavmi)

gj dke ns’k ds uke IN EMERGENCY? KEEP CALM, ASSIMILATE, AVIATE,

NAVIGATE AND COMMUNICATE
 INDIAN AIR FORCE

SURYAKIRAN AEROBATIC TEAM

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October
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun

1 2 3 4 5
30 31 1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Karaka Chaturthi
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 (Karwa Chouth)

6 7 8 9 10 11 12
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
Diwali (Deepavali)
Naraka Chaturdasi

December
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
Govardhan Puja Bhai Duj Pratihar Shashthi/
Surya Shashthi
(Chhat Puja)
1 2 3
4 5 6 7 8 9 10
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Guru Teg Bahadur’s
Martyrdom Day

27 28 29 30
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
25 26 27 28 29 30 31
Guru Nanak’s
Birthday

gj dke ns’k ds uke SAFETY AND SELF DISCIPLINE GO HAND IN HAND

 INDIAN AIR FORCE

JAGUAR

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November
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun

1 2 3
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19

4 5 6 7 8 9 10
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28 29 30

January 2024
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Christmas Eve

25 26 27 28 29 30 31
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30 31
Christmas Day

gj dke ns’k ds uke SAFETY IS AS SIMPLE AS ABC... ALWAYS BE CAREFUL