IAF Band to enthrall Coimbatoreans on August 14

On the eve of 70th Independence Day Celebrations, Indian Air Force is presenting its Number One Band to enthrall the city residents on August 14.
The conductors for the event would be Master Warrant Officer Maxwell and Junior Warrant Officer Antony Dixon, experts in playing trumpets, in the 35-member band, flying down from Bengaluru for this special musical concert, Air Force Administrative College Commandant N S Vaidya told reporters here today.
The college here had made all necessary arrangements for the event, with assitance of Police department, with total security, he said.
Vaidya said that military bands enliven the spirit, strengthen the mood and help in promoting pride and camaraderie.

The first Air Force Band was formed in 1944 at the Royal Air Force station, Kohat in North-Western Frontier, now in Pakistan and moved to various locations and finally shifted in 1947 to Air Force Station, Jalahalli in Bangalore, he said.
Today, there were eight bands in the Air Force and the event was to showcase the hidden talent of men in uniform.