What is the significance of the Indian Air Force

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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated the nation ’ s first Indian Air Force Heritage Centre in Chandigarh . The heritage centre highlights the IAF ’ s role in various wars . It houses five vintage aircraft and will provide visitors with cockpit exposure and an experience with flight simulators . It also houses the first IAF - made patent aircraft Air Force ‘ Kanpur - 1 Vintage Prototype Aircraft ’ , a single - engine indigenous flying machine designed and built by the late Air Vice Marshal Harjinder Singh in 1958 at Base Repair Depot Kanpur . About Indian Air Force Chief of the Air Staff ( CAS ): Air Chief Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari