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==Air Support Operations==

The Indian Air Force has supported logistical operations in Antarctica, including air-dropping critical supplies to research teams in remote camps. In the 1980s and 1990s, IAF’s Helicopters—most notably the Mi-8 played a role in delivering equipment and airdropping scientists and material near Indian research stations. IAF aircrew flying these missions was referred to as "Flyboys in the land of flightless penguins", a nod to the extreme flying conditions and novelty of these high-latitude operations.<ref>{{cite web |last=Gupta |first=Anchit |title=Flyboys in the Land of the Flightless Penguins |url=https://iafhistory.in/2024/02/10/flyboys-in-the-land-of-the-flightless-penguins/ |website=IAFHistory |date=10 February 2024 |access-date=5 May 2025}}</ref>