| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | E1043 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Folland Fo-141/144 Gnat |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Hawker Siddeley Gnat/Ajeet |
| Aircraft Version: | Hindustan Gnat |
| C/n (msn): | 174 |
| Operator Titles: | India - Air Force |
| Local Operator Name: | भारतीय वायु सेना |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | HindonMap |
| Country: | India |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: VIDX IATA: - Local: - Other: - |
| Event: | Indian Air Force Day 2021 |
| Photo Date: | 8 October 2021 |
| Photo by: | Arjun Sarup |
| Photo ID: | 405205 |
| Photo Comment |
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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. This photo is copyright © Arjun Sarup, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 25 October 2021, and has since been viewed 136 times. |