Republic Day 2022 Parade flypast - Watch: Cockpit view of Baaz formation by 1 Rafale, 2 Jaguar, 2 MiG-29 UPG, 2 Si-30 MI in seven ac Arrowhead formation

For the first time in the history of India, the common man was provided with the cockpit view during the 73rd Republic Day Parade flypast.

After the parade, the Defence Ministry's spokesperson shared a video of the cockpits of various fighter jets during the celebrations at Rajpath on January 26.

A Bharat Bhushan Babu, the Principal Spokesperson of the Ministry of Defence, tweeted today, "Cockpit view of #Baaz formation of 1 Rafale, 2 Jaguar, 2 MiG-29 UPG, and 2 Su-30 MI ac flying in seven ac 'Arrowhead' formation at 300m AOL. #AzadiKaAmritMahotsav."

The IAF provided a live feed to the public broadcasting its aircraft, providing viewers with the pilot's and cockpit's view.

Various formations were performed by IAF officers, including the Baaz formation, Varuna formation, Trishul formation, Vinash formation and Netra formation.

The 'Baaz' formation comprised a Rafale jet, two Jaguars, two MiG-29 UPGs and two Su-30 MIs, creating an 'Arrowhead' formation of seven aircraft.

Rafale aircrafts also displayed the Vinash formation, with five Rafale jets flying in an arrowhead formation.

The Vijay formation consisted of one Rafale fighter jet flying at a scintillating speed of 900 kmph.

In the Amrit formation, seventeen Jaguar jets flew, forming the number '75', marking the 75th Independence Day to be celebrated this year. In a major first, the parade saw a flypast by 75 IAF planes.

The flypast was introduced from both the cockpit and the pilot's point of view with special arrangements.

160 personnel and 59 cameras were engaged to cover the IAF's flypast from the cockpit.

This year's flypast marked the 75th anniversary of India's independence, for which India is celebrating the Azadi ka Amrut Mahotsav.