A special cultural program organized in view of the 65th anniversary of the Sri Lanka Air Force was held on yesterday (01) at Independence Square in Colombo.
The event was held under the patronage of the Secretary to the President P.B. Abeykoon and was graced by the Secretary to the Ministry of Defence Eng. Karunasena Hettiarachchi.
SLAF was founded on 2nd March 1951 as the Royal Ceylon Air Force (RCyAF).
Chief of Defence Staff, Commanders of tri forces, and members of the SLAF board of management, senior SLAF officers and a large number of guests also attended the program.
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