27 results found
Registration / Serial:E2016
Aircraft Original Type:Folland Fo-141/144 Gnat
Aircraft Generic Type:Hawker Siddeley Gnat/Ajeet
Aircraft Version:Hawker Siddeley Ajeet Mk1
C/n (msn):
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
Unit Markings:2 Squadron "Winged Arrows"
City / Airport:Delhi - Indira Gandhi International (VIDP / DEL)Map
Country:India
Collection:Indian Air Force Museum (Palam)
Photo Date:17 July 2022
Photo by:Arjun SarupContact
Photo ID:665745Submit Correction
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On display at IAF Museum Palam. The Ajeet wears the emblem of No. 2 Sqn. "Winged Arrows," which operated the type from 1983-91. Drop tanks are fitted to the external pylons. Successor to the remarkable Gnat, the Ajeet had a slightly heavier empty weight at 2,360 kg. Just 89 were built or updated by HAL.
Registration / Serial:E2016
Aircraft Version:Hawker Siddeley Ajeet Mk1
C/n (msn):
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
City / Airport:Delhi - Indira Gandhi International (VIDP / DEL)Map
Country:India
Photo Date:17 July 2022
Photo by:Arjun SarupContact
Registration / Serial:E2016
Aircraft Original Type:Folland Fo-141/144 Gnat
Aircraft Generic Type:Hawker Siddeley Gnat/Ajeet
Aircraft Version:Hawker Siddeley Ajeet Mk1
C/n (msn):
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
Unit Markings:2 Squadron "Winged Arrows"
City / Airport:Delhi - Indira Gandhi International (VIDP / DEL)Map
Country:India
Collection:Indian Air Force Museum (Palam)
Photo Date:17 July 2022
Photo by:Arjun SarupContact
Photo ID:665745Submit Correction
View count: 58
On display at IAF Museum Palam. The Ajeet wears the emblem of No. 2 Sqn. "Winged Arrows," which operated the type from 1983-91. Drop tanks are fitted to the external pylons. Successor to the remarkable Gnat, the Ajeet had a slightly heavier empty weight at 2,360 kg. Just 89 were built or updated by HAL.
Registration / Serial:E2016
Aircraft Version:Hawker Siddeley Ajeet Mk1
C/n (msn):
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
City / Airport:Delhi - Indira Gandhi International (VIDP / DEL)Map
Country:India
Photo Date:17 July 2022
Photo by:Arjun SarupContact
Registration / Serial:IK450
Aircraft Original Type:Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar
Aircraft Generic Type:Fairchild C-119/R4Q Flying Boxcar
Aircraft Version:Fairchild C-119G Flying Boxcar
C/n (msn):11262
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
City / Airport:Delhi - Indira Gandhi International (VIDP / DEL)Map
Country:India
Collection:Indian Air Force Museum (Palam)
Photo Date:8 January 2007
Photo by:Arjun SarupContact
Photo ID:640859Submit Correction
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On display at IAF Museum Palam. This workhorse of the IAF was inducted in No. 12 Sqn "Yaks" in Jan 1954 to replace Dakotas. Known as the "Packet" in Indian service, the aircraft was vital in supporting the Indian Army in the Himalayas. No. 19 and 48 Sqn "Camels" also flew the type. A J34 jet engine was fitted in a dorsal pod to increase safety margins, later changed to an Orpheus. A Packet flown by S/L CKS Raje set a world record for the world's highest landing when 32 fully equipped troops were ferried to DBO on 23 July 1962. The Packet was used in the large 1971 Tangail paradrop.
Registration / Serial:IK450
Aircraft Version:Fairchild C-119G Flying Boxcar
C/n (msn):11262
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
City / Airport:Delhi - Indira Gandhi International (VIDP / DEL)Map
Country:India
Photo Date:8 January 2007
Photo by:Arjun SarupContact
Registration / Serial:IK450
Aircraft Original Type:Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar
Aircraft Generic Type:Fairchild C-119/R4Q Flying Boxcar
Aircraft Version:Fairchild C-119G Flying Boxcar
C/n (msn):11262
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
City / Airport:Delhi - Indira Gandhi International (VIDP / DEL)Map
Country:India
Collection:Indian Air Force Museum (Palam)
Photo Date:8 January 2007
Photo by:Arjun SarupContact
Photo ID:640859Submit Correction
View count: 92
On display at IAF Museum Palam. This workhorse of the IAF was inducted in No. 12 Sqn "Yaks" in Jan 1954 to replace Dakotas. Known as the "Packet" in Indian service, the aircraft was vital in supporting the Indian Army in the Himalayas. No. 19 and 48 Sqn "Camels" also flew the type. A J34 jet engine was fitted in a dorsal pod to increase safety margins, later changed to an Orpheus. A Packet flown by S/L CKS Raje set a world record for the world's highest landing when 32 fully equipped troops were ferried to DBO on 23 July 1962. The Packet was used in the large 1971 Tangail paradrop.
Registration / Serial:IK450
Aircraft Version:Fairchild C-119G Flying Boxcar
C/n (msn):11262
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
City / Airport:Delhi - Indira Gandhi International (VIDP / DEL)Map
Country:India
Photo Date:8 January 2007
Photo by:Arjun SarupContact
Registration / Serial:SK434
Aircraft Original Type:Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23
Aircraft Generic Type:Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23
Aircraft Version:Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23MF
C/n (msn):14010
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
City / Airport:Delhi - Indira Gandhi International (VIDP / DEL)Map
Country:India
Collection:Indian Air Force Museum (Palam)
Photo Date:31 July 2011
Photo by:Arjun SarupContact
Photo ID:628048Submit Correction
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On display at IAF Museum Palam. The MiG-23 was inducted into the IAF in 1981.
Registration / Serial:SK434
Aircraft Version:Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23MF
C/n (msn):14010
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
City / Airport:Delhi - Indira Gandhi International (VIDP / DEL)Map
Country:India
Photo Date:31 July 2011
Photo by:Arjun SarupContact
Registration / Serial:SK434
Aircraft Original Type:Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23
Aircraft Generic Type:Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23
Aircraft Version:Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23MF
C/n (msn):14010
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
City / Airport:Delhi - Indira Gandhi International (VIDP / DEL)Map
Country:India
Collection:Indian Air Force Museum (Palam)
Photo Date:31 July 2011
Photo by:Arjun SarupContact
Photo ID:628048Submit Correction
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On display at IAF Museum Palam. The MiG-23 was inducted into the IAF in 1981.
Registration / Serial:SK434
Aircraft Version:Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23MF
C/n (msn):14010
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
City / Airport:Delhi - Indira Gandhi International (VIDP / DEL)Map
Country:India
Photo Date:31 July 2011
Photo by:Arjun SarupContact
Registration / Serial:HS986
Aircraft Original Type:Supermarine Spitfire
Aircraft Generic Type:Supermarine Spitfire / Seafire
Aircraft Version:Supermarine 394 Spitfire FR18E
C/n (msn):6S/699526
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
City / Airport:Delhi - Indira Gandhi International (VIDP / DEL)Map
Country:India
Collection:Indian Air Force Museum (Palam)
Photo Date:8 April 2012
Photo by:Arjun SarupContact
Photo ID:627178Submit Correction
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On display at IAF Museum Palam. This Spitfire was delivered twice to the IAF, first arriving in Feb. 1946 as SM986 and was delivered to No. 320 MU, returning to the UK in June 1947. It was sold back to the IAF, arriving in Dec. 1949 and was issued serial number HS986, perhaps the only IAF Spitfire to retain the last three digits of its RAF serial. It was transferred from No. 1 BRD to No. 15 Sqn. in May 1952, suffered a landing accident and went back to No. 1 BRD. Originally it had an all-silver finish.
Registration / Serial:HS986
Aircraft Version:Supermarine 394 Spitfire FR18E
C/n (msn):6S/699526
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
City / Airport:Delhi - Indira Gandhi International (VIDP / DEL)Map
Country:India
Photo Date:8 April 2012
Photo by:Arjun SarupContact
Registration / Serial:HS986
Aircraft Original Type:Supermarine Spitfire
Aircraft Generic Type:Supermarine Spitfire / Seafire
Aircraft Version:Supermarine 394 Spitfire FR18E
C/n (msn):6S/699526
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
City / Airport:Delhi - Indira Gandhi International (VIDP / DEL)Map
Country:India
Collection:Indian Air Force Museum (Palam)
Photo Date:8 April 2012
Photo by:Arjun SarupContact
Photo ID:627178Submit Correction
View count: 54
On display at IAF Museum Palam. This Spitfire was delivered twice to the IAF, first arriving in Feb. 1946 as SM986 and was delivered to No. 320 MU, returning to the UK in June 1947. It was sold back to the IAF, arriving in Dec. 1949 and was issued serial number HS986, perhaps the only IAF Spitfire to retain the last three digits of its RAF serial. It was transferred from No. 1 BRD to No. 15 Sqn. in May 1952, suffered a landing accident and went back to No. 1 BRD. Originally it had an all-silver finish.
Registration / Serial:HS986
Aircraft Version:Supermarine 394 Spitfire FR18E
C/n (msn):6S/699526
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
City / Airport:Delhi - Indira Gandhi International (VIDP / DEL)Map
Country:India
Photo Date:8 April 2012
Photo by:Arjun SarupContact
Registration / Serial:X3236
Aircraft Original Type:Hindustan HPT-32 Deepak
Aircraft Generic Type:Hindustan HPT-32 Deepak
Aircraft Version:Hindustan HPT-32 Deepak
C/n (msn):
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
City / Airport:Delhi - Indira Gandhi International (VIDP / DEL)Map
Country:India
Collection:Indian Air Force Museum (Palam)
Photo Date:17 July 2022
Photo by:Arjun SarupContact
Photo ID:625790Submit Correction
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On display at IAF Museum Palam. The HPT-32 first flew on 6 Jan 1977. Intended as a replacement for the HT-2 basic trainer, the HPT-32 had a record of accidents due to engine cuts leading to a number of fatalities, which led the IAF to ground the aircraft in 2009. It was simple to fly but difficult to master, with stall turns and barrel rolls being tricky.
Registration / Serial:X3236
Aircraft Version:Hindustan HPT-32 Deepak
C/n (msn):
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
City / Airport:Delhi - Indira Gandhi International (VIDP / DEL)Map
Country:India
Photo Date:17 July 2022
Photo by:Arjun SarupContact
Registration / Serial:X3236
Aircraft Original Type:Hindustan HPT-32 Deepak
Aircraft Generic Type:Hindustan HPT-32 Deepak
Aircraft Version:Hindustan HPT-32 Deepak
C/n (msn):
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
City / Airport:Delhi - Indira Gandhi International (VIDP / DEL)Map
Country:India
Collection:Indian Air Force Museum (Palam)
Photo Date:17 July 2022
Photo by:Arjun SarupContact
Photo ID:625790Submit Correction
View count: 96
On display at IAF Museum Palam. The HPT-32 first flew on 6 Jan 1977. Intended as a replacement for the HT-2 basic trainer, the HPT-32 had a record of accidents due to engine cuts leading to a number of fatalities, which led the IAF to ground the aircraft in 2009. It was simple to fly but difficult to master, with stall turns and barrel rolls being tricky.
Registration / Serial:X3236
Aircraft Version:Hindustan HPT-32 Deepak
C/n (msn):
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
City / Airport:Delhi - Indira Gandhi International (VIDP / DEL)Map
Country:India
Photo Date:17 July 2022
Photo by:Arjun SarupContact
Registration / Serial:E295
Aircraft Original Type:Folland Fo-141/144 Gnat
Aircraft Generic Type:Hawker Siddeley Gnat/Ajeet
Aircraft Version:Hindustan Gnat
C/n (msn):GT134
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
City / Airport:Delhi - Indira Gandhi International (VIDP / DEL)Map
Country:India
Collection:Indian Air Force Museum (Palam)
Photo Date:17 July 2022
Photo by:Arjun SarupContact
Photo ID:618762Submit Correction
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Sabre Killer on display at IAF Museum Palam. It was notable for its small size and impressive performance, especially the rate of climb. The first Gnat unit was No. 23 Sqn. "Panthers", which flew the type from Feb 1960 to Jan 1978, downing a PAF F-86 on 3 Sep 1965 as IAF'S first jet kill. Other units to fly the type were No. 2 Sqn. "Winged Arrows", 9 "Wolfpack", 15 "Flying Lances", 18 "Flying Bullets", 21 "Ankush", 22 "Swifts" and 24 "Hawks". Behind the aircraft is the photo of Fg Offr Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon, PVC, killed in action in the 1971 Indo-Pak War while flying a Gnat.
Registration / Serial:E295
Aircraft Version:Hindustan Gnat
C/n (msn):GT134
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
City / Airport:Delhi - Indira Gandhi International (VIDP / DEL)Map
Country:India
Photo Date:17 July 2022
Photo by:Arjun SarupContact
Registration / Serial:E295
Aircraft Original Type:Folland Fo-141/144 Gnat
Aircraft Generic Type:Hawker Siddeley Gnat/Ajeet
Aircraft Version:Hindustan Gnat
C/n (msn):GT134
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
City / Airport:Delhi - Indira Gandhi International (VIDP / DEL)Map
Country:India
Collection:Indian Air Force Museum (Palam)
Photo Date:17 July 2022
Photo by:Arjun SarupContact
Photo ID:618762Submit Correction
View count: 114
Sabre Killer on display at IAF Museum Palam. It was notable for its small size and impressive performance, especially the rate of climb. The first Gnat unit was No. 23 Sqn. "Panthers", which flew the type from Feb 1960 to Jan 1978, downing a PAF F-86 on 3 Sep 1965 as IAF'S first jet kill. Other units to fly the type were No. 2 Sqn. "Winged Arrows", 9 "Wolfpack", 15 "Flying Lances", 18 "Flying Bullets", 21 "Ankush", 22 "Swifts" and 24 "Hawks". Behind the aircraft is the photo of Fg Offr Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon, PVC, killed in action in the 1971 Indo-Pak War while flying a Gnat.
Registration / Serial:E295
Aircraft Version:Hindustan Gnat
C/n (msn):GT134
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
City / Airport:Delhi - Indira Gandhi International (VIDP / DEL)Map
Country:India
Photo Date:17 July 2022
Photo by:Arjun SarupContact
Registration / Serial:C499
Aircraft Original Type:Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21
Aircraft Generic Type:Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21
Aircraft Version:Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21FL
C/n (msn):
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
Unit Markings:8 Sqn. "Eight Pursoots"
City / Airport:Delhi - Indira Gandhi International (VIDP / DEL)Map
Country:India
Collection:Indian Air Force Museum (Palam)
Photo Date:8 January 2007
Photo by:Arjun SarupContact
Photo ID:617424Submit Correction
View count: 74
On display at IAF Museum Palam wearing the emblem of No. 8 Sqn "Eight Pursoots". First 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.
Registration / Serial:C499
Aircraft Version:Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21FL
C/n (msn):
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
City / Airport:Delhi - Indira Gandhi International (VIDP / DEL)Map
Country:India
Photo Date:8 January 2007
Photo by:Arjun SarupContact
Registration / Serial:C499
Aircraft Original Type:Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21
Aircraft Generic Type:Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21
Aircraft Version:Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21FL
C/n (msn):
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
Unit Markings:8 Sqn. "Eight Pursoots"
City / Airport:Delhi - Indira Gandhi International (VIDP / DEL)Map
Country:India
Collection:Indian Air Force Museum (Palam)
Photo Date:8 January 2007
Photo by:Arjun SarupContact
Photo ID:617424Submit Correction
View count: 74
On display at IAF Museum Palam wearing the emblem of No. 8 Sqn "Eight Pursoots". First 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.
Registration / Serial:C499
Aircraft Version:Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21FL
C/n (msn):
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
City / Airport:Delhi - Indira Gandhi International (VIDP / DEL)Map
Country:India
Photo Date:8 January 2007
Photo by:Arjun SarupContact
City / Airport:Delhi - Indira Gandhi International (VIDP / DEL)Map
Country:India
Collection:Indian Air Force Museum (Palam)
Photo Date:8 January 2007
Photo by:Arjun SarupContact
Photo ID:613730Submit Correction
View count: 103
Cockpit under the windshield coating, with the navigator's station visible. The An-12 was inducted into the IAF on 01 Mar 1961. It was operated by No. 44 Sqn. "Himalayan Geese" and No. 25 Sqn. "Himalayan Eagles". The type was vital in moving personnel, ammunition, supplies and livestock between Chandigarh and J&K, providing an air bridge to the roof of the world. These aircraft were used in the Sino-Indian War of 1962 and Indo-Pak Wars of 1965 and 1971. The An-12 was phased out on 31 May 1993.
Registration / Serial:BL727
Aircraft Version:Antonov An-12A
C/n (msn):2401205
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
City / Airport:Delhi - Indira Gandhi International (VIDP / DEL)Map
Country:India
Photo Date:8 January 2007
Photo by:Arjun SarupContact
City / Airport:Delhi - Indira Gandhi International (VIDP / DEL)Map
Country:India
Collection:Indian Air Force Museum (Palam)
Photo Date:8 January 2007
Photo by:Arjun SarupContact
Photo ID:613730Submit Correction
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Cockpit under the windshield coating, with the navigator's station visible. The An-12 was inducted into the IAF on 01 Mar 1961. It was operated by No. 44 Sqn. "Himalayan Geese" and No. 25 Sqn. "Himalayan Eagles". The type was vital in moving personnel, ammunition, supplies and livestock between Chandigarh and J&K, providing an air bridge to the roof of the world. These aircraft were used in the Sino-Indian War of 1962 and Indo-Pak Wars of 1965 and 1971. The An-12 was phased out on 31 May 1993.
Registration / Serial:BL727
Aircraft Version:Antonov An-12A
C/n (msn):2401205
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
City / Airport:Delhi - Indira Gandhi International (VIDP / DEL)Map
Country:India
Photo Date:8 January 2007
Photo by:Arjun SarupContact
Registration / Serial:AB832
Aircraft Original Type:Hawker Hurricane
Aircraft Generic Type:Hawker Hurricane/Sea Hurricane
Aircraft Version:Hawker Hurricane Mk2B
C/n (msn):
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
City / Airport:Delhi - Indira Gandhi International (VIDP / DEL)Map
Country:India
Collection:Indian Air Force Museum (Palam)
Photo Date:10 January 2000
Photo by:Arjun SarupContact
Photo ID:573992Submit Correction
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On display at IAF Museum Palam with the cowling fairings painted red. This would disappear on subsequent paint jobs. One of the most important aircraft in the IAF and RIAF inventory that equipped eight squadrons from 1942 to 1945, the Hurricane played a major part in the Arakan Campaign.
Registration / Serial:AB832
Aircraft Version:Hawker Hurricane Mk2B
C/n (msn):
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
City / Airport:Delhi - Indira Gandhi International (VIDP / DEL)Map
Country:India
Photo Date:10 January 2000
Photo by:Arjun SarupContact
Registration / Serial:AB832
Aircraft Original Type:Hawker Hurricane
Aircraft Generic Type:Hawker Hurricane/Sea Hurricane
Aircraft Version:Hawker Hurricane Mk2B
C/n (msn):
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
City / Airport:Delhi - Indira Gandhi International (VIDP / DEL)Map
Country:India
Collection:Indian Air Force Museum (Palam)
Photo Date:10 January 2000
Photo by:Arjun SarupContact
Photo ID:573992Submit Correction
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On display at IAF Museum Palam with the cowling fairings painted red. This would disappear on subsequent paint jobs. One of the most important aircraft in the IAF and RIAF inventory that equipped eight squadrons from 1942 to 1945, the Hurricane played a major part in the Arakan Campaign.
Registration / Serial:AB832
Aircraft Version:Hawker Hurricane Mk2B
C/n (msn):
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
City / Airport:Delhi - Indira Gandhi International (VIDP / DEL)Map
Country:India
Photo Date:10 January 2000
Photo by:Arjun SarupContact
Registration / Serial:IF907
Aircraft Original Type:English Electric Canberra
Aircraft Generic Type:English Electric Canberra
Aircraft Version:English Electric Canberra B(I)58
C/n (msn):71548
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
City / Airport:Delhi - Indira Gandhi International (VIDP / DEL)Map
Country:India
Collection:Indian Air Force Museum (Palam)
Photo Date:17 July 2022
Photo by:Arjun SarupContact
Photo ID:492161Submit Correction
View count: 92
Four thousand pound 'cookie' in front of the IAF Museum's Canberra that caused some headaches when dropped on Pakistani airfields during the 1965 and 1971 Indo-Pak Wars. Canberras of No. 5 Sqn. "Tuskers", No. 16 Sqn. "Cobras", No. 35 Sqn. "Rapiers" and the Jet Bomber Conversion Unit (JBCU) built their reputation on this formidable aircraft during both wars.
Registration / Serial:IF907
Aircraft Version:English Electric Canberra B(I)58
C/n (msn):71548
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
City / Airport:Delhi - Indira Gandhi International (VIDP / DEL)Map
Country:India
Photo Date:17 July 2022
Photo by:Arjun SarupContact
Registration / Serial:IF907
Aircraft Original Type:English Electric Canberra
Aircraft Generic Type:English Electric Canberra
Aircraft Version:English Electric Canberra B(I)58
C/n (msn):71548
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
City / Airport:Delhi - Indira Gandhi International (VIDP / DEL)Map
Country:India
Collection:Indian Air Force Museum (Palam)
Photo Date:17 July 2022
Photo by:Arjun SarupContact
Photo ID:492161Submit Correction
View count: 92
Four thousand pound 'cookie' in front of the IAF Museum's Canberra that caused some headaches when dropped on Pakistani airfields during the 1965 and 1971 Indo-Pak Wars. Canberras of No. 5 Sqn. "Tuskers", No. 16 Sqn. "Cobras", No. 35 Sqn. "Rapiers" and the Jet Bomber Conversion Unit (JBCU) built their reputation on this formidable aircraft during both wars.
Registration / Serial:IF907
Aircraft Version:English Electric Canberra B(I)58
C/n (msn):71548
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
City / Airport:Delhi - Indira Gandhi International (VIDP / DEL)Map
Country:India
Photo Date:17 July 2022
Photo by:Arjun SarupContact
Registration / Serial:IK450
Aircraft Original Type:Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar
Aircraft Generic Type:Fairchild C-119/R4Q Flying Boxcar
Aircraft Version:Fairchild C-119G Flying Boxcar
C/n (msn):11262
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
City / Airport:Delhi - Indira Gandhi International (VIDP / DEL)Map
Country:India
Collection:Indian Air Force Museum (Palam)
Photo Date:7 February 2009
Photo by:Paul SeymourContact
Photo ID:482871Submit Correction
View count: 131
Allocated USAF serial 43-4646 for delivery to India as IK450 under MDAP. Preserved at the Indian Air Force Museum by 1988.
Registration / Serial:IK450
Aircraft Version:Fairchild C-119G Flying Boxcar
C/n (msn):11262
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
City / Airport:Delhi - Indira Gandhi International (VIDP / DEL)Map
Country:India
Photo Date:7 February 2009
Photo by:Paul SeymourContact
Registration / Serial:IK450
Aircraft Original Type:Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar
Aircraft Generic Type:Fairchild C-119/R4Q Flying Boxcar
Aircraft Version:Fairchild C-119G Flying Boxcar
C/n (msn):11262
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
City / Airport:Delhi - Indira Gandhi International (VIDP / DEL)Map
Country:India
Collection:Indian Air Force Museum (Palam)
Photo Date:7 February 2009
Photo by:Paul SeymourContact
Photo ID:482871Submit Correction
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Allocated USAF serial 43-4646 for delivery to India as IK450 under MDAP. Preserved at the Indian Air Force Museum by 1988.
Registration / Serial:IK450
Aircraft Version:Fairchild C-119G Flying Boxcar
C/n (msn):11262
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
City / Airport:Delhi - Indira Gandhi International (VIDP / DEL)Map
Country:India
Photo Date:7 February 2009
Photo by:Paul SeymourContact
Registration / Serial:C2216
Aircraft Original Type:Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21
Aircraft Generic Type:Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21
Aircraft Version:Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21bis
C/n (msn):
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
City / Airport:Delhi - Indira Gandhi International (VIDP / DEL)Map
Country:India
Collection:Indian Air Force Museum (Palam)
Photo Date:7 August 2021
Photo by:Arjun SarupContact
Photo ID:454721Submit Correction
View count: 144
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.
Registration / Serial:C2216
Aircraft Version:Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21bis
C/n (msn):
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
City / Airport:Delhi - Indira Gandhi International (VIDP / DEL)Map
Country:India
Photo Date:7 August 2021
Photo by:Arjun SarupContact
Registration / Serial:C2216
Aircraft Original Type:Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21
Aircraft Generic Type:Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21
Aircraft Version:Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21bis
C/n (msn):
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
City / Airport:Delhi - Indira Gandhi International (VIDP / DEL)Map
Country:India
Collection:Indian Air Force Museum (Palam)
Photo Date:7 August 2021
Photo by:Arjun SarupContact
Photo ID:454721Submit Correction
View count: 144
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.
Registration / Serial:C2216
Aircraft Version:Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21bis
C/n (msn):
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
City / Airport:Delhi - Indira Gandhi International (VIDP / DEL)Map
Country:India
Photo Date:7 August 2021
Photo by:Arjun SarupContact
Registration / Serial:C2216
Aircraft Original Type:Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21
Aircraft Generic Type:Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21
Aircraft Version:Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21bis
C/n (msn):
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
City / Airport:Delhi - Indira Gandhi International (VIDP / DEL)Map
Country:India
Collection:Indian Air Force Museum (Palam)
Photo Date:11 March 2020
Photo by:Arjun SarupContact
Photo ID:454568Submit Correction
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Framed in light at IAF Museum Palam, the Bis was the most numerous of the MiG-21 variants to serve the IAF, really a "People's Fighter". The Bis was remarkably agile in flight, as well as a good ground-attack platform. It used to be quite a sight coupled with the lovely double bangs of these fast movers as they went supersonic. For a long time the spear tip of IAF's fighter fleet, the MiG-21 has held the line through many conflicts.
Registration / Serial:C2216
Aircraft Version:Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21bis
C/n (msn):
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
City / Airport:Delhi - Indira Gandhi International (VIDP / DEL)Map
Country:India
Photo Date:11 March 2020
Photo by:Arjun SarupContact
Registration / Serial:C2216
Aircraft Original Type:Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21
Aircraft Generic Type:Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21
Aircraft Version:Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21bis
C/n (msn):
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
City / Airport:Delhi - Indira Gandhi International (VIDP / DEL)Map
Country:India
Collection:Indian Air Force Museum (Palam)
Photo Date:11 March 2020
Photo by:Arjun SarupContact
Photo ID:454568Submit Correction
View count: 163
Framed in light at IAF Museum Palam, the Bis was the most numerous of the MiG-21 variants to serve the IAF, really a "People's Fighter". The Bis was remarkably agile in flight, as well as a good ground-attack platform. It used to be quite a sight coupled with the lovely double bangs of these fast movers as they went supersonic. For a long time the spear tip of IAF's fighter fleet, the MiG-21 has held the line through many conflicts.
Registration / Serial:C2216
Aircraft Version:Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21bis
C/n (msn):
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
City / Airport:Delhi - Indira Gandhi International (VIDP / DEL)Map
Country:India
Photo Date:11 March 2020
Photo by:Arjun SarupContact
Registration / Serial:1606
Aircraft Original Type:North American F-86 Sabre
Aircraft Generic Type:Canadair CL-13 Sabre
Aircraft Version:Canadair CL-13B Sabre 6
C/n (msn):1606
Operator Titles:Pakistan - Air Force
City / Airport:Delhi - Indira Gandhi International (VIDP / DEL)Map
Country:India
Collection:Indian Air Force Museum (Palam)
Photo Date:7 August 2021
Photo by:Arjun SarupContact
Photo ID:400833Submit Correction
View count: 560
On display at IAF Museum Palam, this former PAF Sabre was presented by the Bangladesh Air Force to Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria in 2021 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the War of Liberation. PAF Sabres of 14 Sqn. were based at Tejgaon, which was struck around the clock by the IAF in Dec. 1971, rendering the airfield useless. The Sabre was inducted in the PAF in the mid-50s, opposed the IAF in 1965 and 1971 and was retired in 1980. This Sabre has red circles painted around damage done to it.
Registration / Serial:1606
Aircraft Version:Canadair CL-13B Sabre 6
C/n (msn):1606
Operator Titles:Pakistan - Air Force
City / Airport:Delhi - Indira Gandhi International (VIDP / DEL)Map
Country:India
Photo Date:7 August 2021
Photo by:Arjun SarupContact
Registration / Serial:1606
Aircraft Original Type:North American F-86 Sabre
Aircraft Generic Type:Canadair CL-13 Sabre
Aircraft Version:Canadair CL-13B Sabre 6
C/n (msn):1606
Operator Titles:Pakistan - Air Force
City / Airport:Delhi - Indira Gandhi International (VIDP / DEL)Map
Country:India
Collection:Indian Air Force Museum (Palam)
Photo Date:7 August 2021
Photo by:Arjun SarupContact
Photo ID:400833Submit Correction
View count: 560
On display at IAF Museum Palam, this former PAF Sabre was presented by the Bangladesh Air Force to Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria in 2021 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the War of Liberation. PAF Sabres of 14 Sqn. were based at Tejgaon, which was struck around the clock by the IAF in Dec. 1971, rendering the airfield useless. The Sabre was inducted in the PAF in the mid-50s, opposed the IAF in 1965 and 1971 and was retired in 1980. This Sabre has red circles painted around damage done to it.
Registration / Serial:1606
Aircraft Version:Canadair CL-13B Sabre 6
C/n (msn):1606
Operator Titles:Pakistan - Air Force
City / Airport:Delhi - Indira Gandhi International (VIDP / DEL)Map
Country:India
Photo Date:7 August 2021
Photo by:Arjun SarupContact
Registration / Serial:D1205
Aircraft Original Type:Hindustan HF-24 Marut
Aircraft Generic Type:Hindustan HF-24 Marut
Aircraft Version:Hindustan HF-24 Marut 1
C/n (msn):
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
City / Airport:Delhi - Indira Gandhi International (VIDP / DEL)Map
Country:India
Collection:Indian Air Force Museum (Palam)
Photo Date:7 August 2021
Photo by:Arjun SarupContact
Photo ID:391132Submit Correction
View count: 221
On display at IAF Museum Palam. Designed by Dr. Kurt Tank, the Marut prototype first flew on 17 June 1961 as India's first indigenous jet fighter. It was fitted with a pair of RR Orpheus 703 engines, but they were underpowered for the aircraft. Inducted in the IAF in April 1967, the Marut equipped No. 10 Sqn. "Winged Daggers", No. 220 Sqn. "Desert Tigers" and No. 31 Sqn. "Lions". The Marut was used in the recce and ground attack role in the 1971 war. The type was phased out in 1983.
Registration / Serial:D1205
Aircraft Version:Hindustan HF-24 Marut 1
C/n (msn):
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
City / Airport:Delhi - Indira Gandhi International (VIDP / DEL)Map
Country:India
Photo Date:7 August 2021
Photo by:Arjun SarupContact
Registration / Serial:D1205
Aircraft Original Type:Hindustan HF-24 Marut
Aircraft Generic Type:Hindustan HF-24 Marut
Aircraft Version:Hindustan HF-24 Marut 1
C/n (msn):
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
City / Airport:Delhi - Indira Gandhi International (VIDP / DEL)Map
Country:India
Collection:Indian Air Force Museum (Palam)
Photo Date:7 August 2021
Photo by:Arjun SarupContact
Photo ID:391132Submit Correction
View count: 221
On display at IAF Museum Palam. Designed by Dr. Kurt Tank, the Marut prototype first flew on 17 June 1961 as India's first indigenous jet fighter. It was fitted with a pair of RR Orpheus 703 engines, but they were underpowered for the aircraft. Inducted in the IAF in April 1967, the Marut equipped No. 10 Sqn. "Winged Daggers", No. 220 Sqn. "Desert Tigers" and No. 31 Sqn. "Lions". The Marut was used in the recce and ground attack role in the 1971 war. The type was phased out in 1983.
Registration / Serial:D1205
Aircraft Version:Hindustan HF-24 Marut 1
C/n (msn):
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
City / Airport:Delhi - Indira Gandhi International (VIDP / DEL)Map
Country:India
Photo Date:7 August 2021
Photo by:Arjun SarupContact
City / Airport:Delhi - Indira Gandhi International (VIDP / DEL)Map
Country:India
Collection:Indian Air Force Museum (Palam)
Photo Date:31 May 2015
Photo by:Arjun SarupContact
Photo ID:374723Submit Correction
View count: 253
Enjoying summer morning sunshine at IAF Museum Palam after exhibits inside the main hangar have been relocated. The length of the aircraft can be better appreciated outdoors. Six IAF squadrons flew the Su-7 in the ground-attack role from 1968 to 1986.
Registration / Serial:B888
Aircraft Version:Sukhoi Su-7BMK
C/n (msn):
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
City / Airport:Delhi - Indira Gandhi International (VIDP / DEL)Map
Country:India
Photo Date:31 May 2015
Photo by:Arjun SarupContact
City / Airport:Delhi - Indira Gandhi International (VIDP / DEL)Map
Country:India
Collection:Indian Air Force Museum (Palam)
Photo Date:31 May 2015
Photo by:Arjun SarupContact
Photo ID:374723Submit Correction
View count: 253
Enjoying summer morning sunshine at IAF Museum Palam after exhibits inside the main hangar have been relocated. The length of the aircraft can be better appreciated outdoors. Six IAF squadrons flew the Su-7 in the ground-attack role from 1968 to 1986.
Registration / Serial:B888
Aircraft Version:Sukhoi Su-7BMK
C/n (msn):
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
City / Airport:Delhi - Indira Gandhi International (VIDP / DEL)Map
Country:India
Photo Date:31 May 2015
Photo by:Arjun SarupContact
City / Airport:Delhi - Indira Gandhi International (VIDP / DEL)Map
Country:India
Collection:Indian Air Force Museum (Palam)
Photo Date:5 February 2007
Photo by:Paul SeymourContact
Photo ID:298005Submit Correction
View count: 396
Built in 1962. To the museum by 1994.
Registration / Serial:BL727
Aircraft Version:Antonov An-12A
C/n (msn):2401205
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
City / Airport:Delhi - Indira Gandhi International (VIDP / DEL)Map
Country:India
Photo Date:5 February 2007
Photo by:Paul SeymourContact
City / Airport:Delhi - Indira Gandhi International (VIDP / DEL)Map
Country:India
Collection:Indian Air Force Museum (Palam)
Photo Date:5 February 2007
Photo by:Paul SeymourContact
Photo ID:298005Submit Correction
View count: 396
Built in 1962. To the museum by 1994.
Registration / Serial:BL727
Aircraft Version:Antonov An-12A
C/n (msn):2401205
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
City / Airport:Delhi - Indira Gandhi International (VIDP / DEL)Map
Country:India
Photo Date:5 February 2007
Photo by:Paul SeymourContact
Registration / Serial:HE924
Aircraft Original Type:Consolidated B-24 Liberator
Aircraft Generic Type:Consolidated B-24 Liberator
Aircraft Version:Consolidated B-24J Liberator GR Mk.VII
C/n (msn):1508
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
City / Airport:Delhi - Indira Gandhi International (VIDP / DEL)Map
Country:India
Collection:Indian Air Force Museum (Palam)
Photo Date:19 April 2014
Photo by:Arjun SarupContact
Photo ID:272774Submit Correction
View count: 305
This Liberator on display at IAF Museum Palam was previously KH342, flown by 203 Sqn RAF throughout India, Ceylon and the Cocos Islands before being flown by the Royal Indian Air Force. Liberators were flown by the IAF from 1948 to 1968. This B-24J was flown by No. 6 Sqn. "Dragons" in the maritime reconnaissance role.
Registration / Serial:HE924
Aircraft Version:Consolidated B-24J Liberator GR Mk.VII
C/n (msn):1508
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
City / Airport:Delhi - Indira Gandhi International (VIDP / DEL)Map
Country:India
Photo Date:19 April 2014
Photo by:Arjun SarupContact
Registration / Serial:HE924
Aircraft Original Type:Consolidated B-24 Liberator
Aircraft Generic Type:Consolidated B-24 Liberator
Aircraft Version:Consolidated B-24J Liberator GR Mk.VII
C/n (msn):1508
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
City / Airport:Delhi - Indira Gandhi International (VIDP / DEL)Map
Country:India
Collection:Indian Air Force Museum (Palam)
Photo Date:19 April 2014
Photo by:Arjun SarupContact
Photo ID:272774Submit Correction
View count: 305
This Liberator on display at IAF Museum Palam was previously KH342, flown by 203 Sqn RAF throughout India, Ceylon and the Cocos Islands before being flown by the Royal Indian Air Force. Liberators were flown by the IAF from 1948 to 1968. This B-24J was flown by No. 6 Sqn. "Dragons" in the maritime reconnaissance role.
Registration / Serial:HE924
Aircraft Version:Consolidated B-24J Liberator GR Mk.VII
C/n (msn):1508
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
City / Airport:Delhi - Indira Gandhi International (VIDP / DEL)Map
Country:India
Photo Date:19 April 2014
Photo by:Arjun SarupContact
City / Airport:Delhi - Indira Gandhi International (VIDP / DEL)Map
Country:India
Collection:Indian Air Force Museum (Palam)
Photo Date:December 1992
Photo by:Dick LohuisContact
Photo ID:179182Submit Correction
View count: 148
Registration / Serial:IX737
Aircraft Version:Hindustan HT-2
C/n (msn):
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
City / Airport:Delhi - Indira Gandhi International (VIDP / DEL)Map
Country:India
Photo Date:December 1992
Photo by:Dick LohuisContact
City / Airport:Delhi - Indira Gandhi International (VIDP / DEL)Map
Country:India
Collection:Indian Air Force Museum (Palam)
Photo Date:December 1992
Photo by:Dick LohuisContact
Photo ID:179182Submit Correction
View count: 148
Registration / Serial:IX737
Aircraft Version:Hindustan HT-2
C/n (msn):
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
City / Airport:Delhi - Indira Gandhi International (VIDP / DEL)Map
Country:India
Photo Date:December 1992
Photo by:Dick LohuisContact
Registration / Serial:E2016
Aircraft Original Type:Folland Fo-141/144 Gnat
Aircraft Generic Type:Hawker Siddeley Gnat/Ajeet
Aircraft Version:Hawker Siddeley Ajeet Mk1
C/n (msn):
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
Unit Markings:2 Squadron "Winged Arrows"
City / Airport:Delhi - Indira Gandhi International (VIDP / DEL)Map
Country:India
Collection:Indian Air Force Museum (Palam)
Photo Date:December 1992
Photo by:Dick LohuisContact
Photo ID:179171Submit Correction
View count: 324
Registration / Serial:E2016
Aircraft Version:Hawker Siddeley Ajeet Mk1
C/n (msn):
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
City / Airport:Delhi - Indira Gandhi International (VIDP / DEL)Map
Country:India
Photo Date:December 1992
Photo by:Dick LohuisContact
Registration / Serial:E2016
Aircraft Original Type:Folland Fo-141/144 Gnat
Aircraft Generic Type:Hawker Siddeley Gnat/Ajeet
Aircraft Version:Hawker Siddeley Ajeet Mk1
C/n (msn):
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
Unit Markings:2 Squadron "Winged Arrows"
City / Airport:Delhi - Indira Gandhi International (VIDP / DEL)Map
Country:India
Collection:Indian Air Force Museum (Palam)
Photo Date:December 1992
Photo by:Dick LohuisContact
Photo ID:179171Submit Correction
View count: 324
Registration / Serial:E2016
Aircraft Version:Hawker Siddeley Ajeet Mk1
C/n (msn):
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
City / Airport:Delhi - Indira Gandhi International (VIDP / DEL)Map
Country:India
Photo Date:December 1992
Photo by:Dick LohuisContact