Gnat Restored in Kozhikode
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- The Hindu
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Gnat E-1982 on display outside a cultural center in Kozhikode has been restored by a group of Indian Air Force Veterans. The restoration began in August 2010 and was completed on Air Force Day 2010. Two Newsreports in this regard are reproduced here.Gulbarga Me-109's presence in UK acknowledged
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- Warbirds of India
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After many years of speculation, Rare Aero Ltd of UK had addressed the elephant in the room by releasing the following statement on various Aviation Forums. Noted historian Andy Saunders was contacted by Rare Aero Ltd to release it to the public.
The Statement acknowledges for the first time that the aircraft is in UK in the Channel Islands and also makes several sensational statements. These include claims that it was approached by people offering it services that would ensure it is covered up in India ... for a fee.
A rare MiG-21 unearthed
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12 Feb 2010: A very early example of a MiG-21 that served in the Indian Air Force has been re-discovered. Sandesh Kanchan (aka ghostrider) had correctly identified the MiG-21 displayed in Artillery Center Deolali as an early MiG-21 PF (Type 76). Previously the aircraft was reported as a MiG-21FL.
Sainik School, Kazhakootam
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- Kazhakootam
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A new HPT-32 Deepak (X3147) makes an appearance at Sainik School Kazhakootam in Kerala. But can someone close that canopy?
MiG-21FL [C989] at Army Public School, Ranchi
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- Ranchi
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A look at our first reported warbird from Bihar- a MiG-21 FL Type 77 C989 on the premises of Army Public School Ranchi. Photographs by Anshul Anand
Piper Cub VT-CNM at Heritage Transport Museum
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- Taoru, Gurgaon
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A Piper Cub is preserved at the Heritage Transport Museum located off NH-8 in Taoru, around 35km from Gurgaon.
Hawker Hunter [BA313]
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- College of Air Warfare Officer's Mess
- Hyderabad ::
Hawker Hunter BA313, the gate guardian at the College of Air Warfare Officers Mess is revisited again to reveal its new colours!
IAF gifts a Dakota for the BAF Museum
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- Warbirds of India
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The Indian Air Force is all set to donate a vintage C-47 Dakota to the Bangladesh Air Force. This Dakota, from the IAF Museum's collection - IJ817 is one of the two currently held by it in Palam.
Harvard and MiG-21UM at Sainik School , Goalpara
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- Goalpara
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This Harvard trainer was dilapidated and derelict. but just years later it was rescued from the brink..at Sainik School Goalpara.
Gnats display at Vayu Bhawan
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- Rafi Ahmed Marg
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The Gnat flight is back! Vayu Bhawan's triumvirate of Gnats are now back on display after spending years in purgatory at the Air Force Museum in Palam.
B-29 wreckage recovered off sea in Bangladesh
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Reporting from Bangladesh, M Dawood Karim David shared the following images of an aircraft wreckage fished out off the Kutubdia Channel in Bangladesh, off Kutubdia island near Chittagong. Initially reported as a B-24, it was correctly pointed out by Matt Poole, a researcher from Maryland, US, that the double wheels on the undercarraige legs resembled a B-29 Super Fortress than a B-24 Liberator.
