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ID #1739823 / 17 Views 6-October-2021
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ID #1739549 / 8 Views 6-October-2021
ZD4063 A member of Sarang Display Team making a grand entry at the 89th Air Force Day Rehersals . (more of ZD4063)
ID #1739528 / 2 Views 6-October-2021
ZD4063 A member of Sarang Display Team making a grand entry at the 89th Air Force Day Rehersals . (more of ZD4063)
ID #1732749 / 25 Views 8-January-2007
C499 On display at IAF Museum Palam wearing the emblem of No. 8 Sqn "Eight Pursoots." Inducted into the IAF in April 1963, the MiG-21F-13 or Type 74 equipped No. 28 Sqn "First Supersonics" under Wg Cdr Dilbagh Singh. This was followed by the PF and finally the FL or Type 77, which was licence manufactured by HAL. The FL was used to good effect in the 1971 Indo-Pak War on both fronts. In the West, FLs from No. 47 Sqn "Black Archers" and No. 29 Sqn "Scorpions" shot down four PAF F-104s without loss, clearly besting the Starfighter. The last IAF FLs were decommissioned in Dec. 2013. (more of C499)
ID #1729149 / 19 Views 10-February-2023
A3482 Eye-catching Surya Kiran taxiing out for rehearsal on a hot afternoon at Yelahanka during Aero India 2023. (more of A3482)
ID #1709020 / 43 Views 10-February-2023
ZM2888 Flying past with the national flag during rehearsals for Aero India 2023. This helicopter belongs to 112HU "Thoroughbreds". Raised at Jorhat on 01 Aug. 1963, the unit previously flew the Bell 47G, Chetak and Mi-8. It was awarded the President’s Standard on 11 March 2014 for exceptional service during war and peace. (more of ZM2888)
ID #1706735 / 28 Views 10-February-2023
A3670 Eye-catching Surya Kiran Hawk taxiing out for rehearsal on a hot afternoon at Yelahanka during Aero India 2023. (more of A3670)
ID #1705797 / 49 Views 11-February-2023
RB005 Wg Cdr Vivek displaying the Rafale superbly during the Full Dress Rehearsal for Aero India 2023. (more of RB005)
ID #1693991 / 105 Views 6-October-2022
SB219 Rocket sled turning on a dime over Sukhna Lake in Chandigarh in the evening light. Wg Cdr Abhinav Singh moves the Flanker around at low level during the Full Dress Rehearsal for IAF’s 90th Air Force Day. (more of SB219)
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ID #1680074 / 27 Views 24-July-2021
ZD-4043 MAKS 2021. Sarang display team. (more of ZD-4043)
ID #1679809 / 26 Views 7-August-2021
C2216 Looking good at any angle, IAF Museum Palam’s MiG-21bis now sports a shark’s mouth and lightning flash after restoration. The Type 75 was designed for low-level, high-G manoeuvring dogfights with its uprated Tumansky R-25-300 engine, requiring a larger nose inlet diameter for increased airflow. It had the fastest rate of climb among the MiG-21 variants. Initially six aircraft built at GAZ-21 in Gorkii were delivered to India followed by CKD kits, and then manufactured under licence by HAL Nasik. (more of C2216)
ID #1679797 / 19 Views 6-October-2021
ZD4134 On static display on the 89th Air Force Day at Hindon AFS. This ALH is the fixed wheel variant with a maximum AUW of 5750 kg. The ALH carries an electro-optical pod, sensors and can carry up to 14 troops. It can land at helipads at 20,000 feet. The Mk.III was inducted in 111 HU "Snow Tigers" at Bareilly. The unit was awarded the President’s Standard in 2012. (more of ZD4134)
ID #1679714 / 23 Views 20-February-2019
U717 A classic aircraft of Training Command flies past at Aero India 2019. First flown on Sept. 4, 1964, the successful Kiran was designed and built by HAL as a basic jet trainer. The first Kiran Mk.Is with the RR Viper 11 turbojet were inducted in the IAF in March 1968, equipping the Flying Instructors School (FIS) at Tambaram. Production was switched to the Mk.IA with hardpoints under the wings, and later to the Mk.II with a 18.728kN RR Orpheus 701-05 turbojet for Stage-II training of fighter pilots. (more of U717)
ID #1667777 / 37 Views 8-October-2021
ZP5217 Streaming the IAF ensign, helicopters of 155HU lead the flypast at 9:00 a.m. on the 89th Air Force Day at Hindon AFS before Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari, Chief of Air Staff and other dignitaries. The honor of leading the flypast went to Wg Cdr Nikhil Mehrotra, who doused the burning container ship MV SSL Kolkata in the Bay of Bengal in June 2018 with a Mi-17V-5 in rough weather conditions, preventing an ecological disaster to the Sunderbans. (more of ZP5217)
ID #1667762 / 43 Views 6-October-2021
LA-5019 Demonstrating its agility, this Final Operational Clearance (FOC) standard Tejas of No. 18 Sqn. “Flying Bullets” rolls hard to the left while still over the active in the run-up to the 89th Air Force Day at Hindon AFS. One can see the blister under the starboard intake containing the 23mm twin-barrelled GSh-23 gun and five hardpoints attached out of a possible eight across its compound delta wing. The FOC standard comes with an aerial refuelling probe. (more of LA-5019)
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ID #1663067 / 45 Views 22-February-2019
KW3554 Netra (Sanskrit: Eyes) Airborne Early Warning and Control aircraft feature an array of indigenously designed systems by DRDO to detect, track and identify threats and carry out guidance and interception control. This extremely quiet aircraft was flown by Gp. Capt. Pranjal Singh and Gp. Capt. Pradeep Batra during the Aero India 2019 flying display. It is equipped with an air-to-air refuelling system. (more of KW3554)
ID #1661719 / 1548 Views 8-October-2021
ZL4666 Incredible to think the first flight of the Chinook took place on 21 Sept 1961 and it is still going strong. Flying past on the 89th Air Force Day at Hindon AFS, this Chinook of 126 HF “Featherweights” easily carries an underslung M777A2 155mm Ultra-Light Howitzer (ULH) of the Indian Army that weighs 4200 kg and can fire the M982 Excalibur PGM artillery shell. Inducted on 25 March 2019 at Chandigarh, this heavy-lift, multi-mission helicopter has already proved its worth in India’s Himalayan regions. (more of ZL4666)
ID #1657492 / 20 Views 8-October-2021
E1043 Centrepiece of the static lineup on Air Force Day 2021, this Gnat commemorates the Golden Anniversary of the 1971 Indo-Pak War. Fittingly, the aircraft carries the Regn. E257 as a tribute to Fg Off Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon of No. 18 Sqn, the only airman to be posthumously awarded the Param Vir Chakra for valor. Sekhon was on ORP at Srinagar on 14 Dec. 1971 when the airfield was attacked by six PAF Sabres. He scrambled as bombs were falling and engaged them despite the odds, before falling to the escort. (more of E1043)
ID #1656250 / 24 Views 6-October-2021
JS157 On static display on the 89th Air Force Day at Hindon AFS. Safe to say that the “Jag” is still a favorite sight for many, and the IAF is now the only operator in the world. Inducted in July 1979, the “Shamsher” initially equipped No. 14 Sqn. “Bulls” as a Deep Penetration Strike Aircraft (DPSA). It was used during IPKF ops in 1987 and Kargil in 1999. This DARIN III variant has been considerably upgraded with an Open System Architecture Mission Computer, EFIS, smart MFDs, radar, RWRs and other avionics. (more of JS157)
ID #1656119 / 20 Views 6-October-2021
LA-5017 On static display on the 89th Air Force Day at Hindon AFS. In keeping with the theme of ‘self-reliant and capable’, this Final Operational Clearance (FOC) standard Tejas of No. 18 Sqn. “Flying Bullets” with an aerial refuelling probe comes loaded with 1200L droptanks, LGBs, R-73E missiles and a Litening III pod. Fg Offr Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon of No. 18 Sqn. “Flying Bullets” was awarded the IAF’s only Param Vir Chakra posthumously, India’s highest military award, after his defence of Srinagar in 1971. (more of LA-5017)
ID #1656078 / 19 Views 8-October-2021
CB-8008 ' TIRANGA ' of the Indian Air Force lead by 1 C17 trailed by 9 Hawks of the Suryakiran Aerobatics Team . (more of CB-8008)
ID #1648914 / 28 Views 28-June-2021
C1174 On display at Yashwant Place at Chanakyapuri. Licence built by HAL, the FL was an improved version of the PF and similar to the PFM. The FL served the IAF well during the 1971 war and was succeeded by the M, MF and MiG-21bis versions. (more of C1174)