| Aircraft | |
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| 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 |
| Local Operator Name: | भारतीय वायु सेना |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Delhi - Indira Gandhi InternationalMap |
| Country: | India |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: VIDP IATA: DEL Local: - Other: - |
| Collection: | Indian Air Force Museum (Palam) |
| Photo Date: | 17 July 2022 |
| Photo by: | Arjun Sarup |
| Photo ID: | 618762 |
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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. This photo is copyright © Arjun Sarup, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 9 November 2023, and has since been viewed 114 times. |