634 results found
Registration / Serial:H-1512
Aircraft Original Type:Avro 748
Aircraft Generic Type:Hindustan HAL-748
Aircraft Version:Hindustan HAL-748 Srs2/218
C/n (msn):550
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
City / Airport:Yelahanka (VOYK)Map
Country:India
Photo Date:22 February 2015
Photo by:Arjun SarupContact
Photo ID:473859Submit Correction
View count: 165
Taxiing out to the active in the evening at Yelahanka. This VIP transport with its beautiful livery and curtained windows is a joy to behold.
Registration / Serial:H-1512
Aircraft Version:Hindustan HAL-748 Srs2/218
C/n (msn):550
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
City / Airport:Yelahanka (VOYK)Map
Country:India
Photo Date:22 February 2015
Photo by:Arjun SarupContact
Registration / Serial:H-1512
Aircraft Original Type:Avro 748
Aircraft Generic Type:Hindustan HAL-748
Aircraft Version:Hindustan HAL-748 Srs2/218
C/n (msn):550
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
City / Airport:Yelahanka (VOYK)Map
Country:India
Photo Date:22 February 2015
Photo by:Arjun SarupContact
Photo ID:473859Submit Correction
View count: 165
Taxiing out to the active in the evening at Yelahanka. This VIP transport with its beautiful livery and curtained windows is a joy to behold.
Registration / Serial:H-1512
Aircraft Version:Hindustan HAL-748 Srs2/218
C/n (msn):550
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
City / Airport:Yelahanka (VOYK)Map
Country:India
Photo Date:22 February 2015
Photo by:Arjun SarupContact
Registration / Serial:CB-8008
Aircraft Original Type:McDonnell Douglas C-17 Globemaster III
Aircraft Generic Type:Boeing C-17 Globemaster III
Aircraft Version:Boeing C-17A Globemaster III
C/n (msn):50268 / F267
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
City / Airport:Hindon (VIDX)Map
Country:India
Photo Date:8 October 2021
Photo by:Arjun SarupContact
Photo ID:472435Submit Correction
View count: 195
Over the touchdown zone in the morning after its display on Air Force Day 2021. The aircraft belongs to No. 81 Sqn. "Skylords" that was vital in carrying oxygen containers, medical supplies and evacuating citizens during the pandemic over the last two years in addition to the full schedule of military requirements.
Registration / Serial:CB-8008
Aircraft Version:Boeing C-17A Globemaster III
C/n (msn):50268 / F267
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
City / Airport:Hindon (VIDX)Map
Country:India
Photo Date:8 October 2021
Photo by:Arjun SarupContact
Registration / Serial:CB-8008
Aircraft Original Type:McDonnell Douglas C-17 Globemaster III
Aircraft Generic Type:Boeing C-17 Globemaster III
Aircraft Version:Boeing C-17A Globemaster III
C/n (msn):50268 / F267
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
City / Airport:Hindon (VIDX)Map
Country:India
Photo Date:8 October 2021
Photo by:Arjun SarupContact
Photo ID:472435Submit Correction
View count: 195
Over the touchdown zone in the morning after its display on Air Force Day 2021. The aircraft belongs to No. 81 Sqn. "Skylords" that was vital in carrying oxygen containers, medical supplies and evacuating citizens during the pandemic over the last two years in addition to the full schedule of military requirements.
Registration / Serial:CB-8008
Aircraft Version:Boeing C-17A Globemaster III
C/n (msn):50268 / F267
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
City / Airport:Hindon (VIDX)Map
Country:India
Photo Date:8 October 2021
Photo by:Arjun SarupContact
Registration / Serial:"C993"
Aircraft Original Type:Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21
Aircraft Generic Type:Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21
Aircraft Version:Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21SPS
C/n (msn):94A4301
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
City / Airport:Speyer (EDRY)Map
Country:Germany
Collection:Technik Museum Speyer
Photo Date:15 April 2017
Photo by:Javier RodríguezContact
Photo ID:469411Submit Correction
View count: 102
Registration / Serial:"C993"
Aircraft Version:Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21SPS
C/n (msn):94A4301
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
City / Airport:Speyer (EDRY)Map
Country:Germany
Photo Date:15 April 2017
Photo by:Javier RodríguezContact
Registration / Serial:"C993"
Aircraft Original Type:Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21
Aircraft Generic Type:Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21
Aircraft Version:Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21SPS
C/n (msn):94A4301
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
City / Airport:Speyer (EDRY)Map
Country:Germany
Collection:Technik Museum Speyer
Photo Date:15 April 2017
Photo by:Javier RodríguezContact
Photo ID:469411Submit Correction
View count: 102
Registration / Serial:"C993"
Aircraft Version:Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21SPS
C/n (msn):94A4301
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
City / Airport:Speyer (EDRY)Map
Country:Germany
Photo Date:15 April 2017
Photo by:Javier RodríguezContact
Registration / Serial:KC-3811
Aircraft Original Type:Lockheed L-100 Hercules
Aircraft Generic Type:Lockheed Martin C-130 Hercules (L-382)
Aircraft Version:Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 Hercules
C/n (msn):382-5821
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
City / Airport:Hindon (VIDX)Map
Country:India
Event:Indian Air Force Day 2021
Photo Date:8 October 2021
Photo by:Arjun SarupContact
Photo ID:462856Submit Correction
View count: 159
On short final after its display on the 89th Air Force Day at Hindon AFS.
Registration / Serial:KC-3811
Aircraft Version:Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 Hercules
C/n (msn):382-5821
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
City / Airport:Hindon (VIDX)Map
Country:India
Photo Date:8 October 2021
Photo by:Arjun SarupContact
Registration / Serial:KC-3811
Aircraft Original Type:Lockheed L-100 Hercules
Aircraft Generic Type:Lockheed Martin C-130 Hercules (L-382)
Aircraft Version:Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 Hercules
C/n (msn):382-5821
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
City / Airport:Hindon (VIDX)Map
Country:India
Event:Indian Air Force Day 2021
Photo Date:8 October 2021
Photo by:Arjun SarupContact
Photo ID:462856Submit Correction
View count: 159
On short final after its display on the 89th Air Force Day at Hindon AFS.
Registration / Serial:KC-3811
Aircraft Version:Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 Hercules
C/n (msn):382-5821
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
City / Airport:Hindon (VIDX)Map
Country:India
Photo Date:8 October 2021
Photo by:Arjun SarupContact
Registration / Serial:K7067
Aircraft Original Type:Boeing 777
Aircraft Generic Type:Boeing 777-300
Aircraft Version:Boeing 777-300/ER
C/n (msn):36321 / 1541
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
City / Airport:Frankfurt am Main (EDDF / FRA / FRF)Map
Country:Germany
Photo Date:21 May 2022
Photo by:Günter SchützeContact
Photo ID:461851Submit Correction
View count: 1904
Registration / Serial:K7067
Aircraft Version:Boeing 777-300/ER
C/n (msn):36321 / 1541
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
City / Airport:Frankfurt am Main (EDDF / FRA / FRF)Map
Country:Germany
Photo Date:21 May 2022
Photo by:Günter SchützeContact
Registration / Serial:K7067
Aircraft Original Type:Boeing 777
Aircraft Generic Type:Boeing 777-300
Aircraft Version:Boeing 777-300/ER
C/n (msn):36321 / 1541
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
City / Airport:Frankfurt am Main (EDDF / FRA / FRF)Map
Country:Germany
Photo Date:21 May 2022
Photo by:Günter SchützeContact
Photo ID:461851Submit Correction
View count: 1904
Registration / Serial:K7067
Aircraft Version:Boeing 777-300/ER
C/n (msn):36321 / 1541
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
City / Airport:Frankfurt am Main (EDDF / FRA / FRF)Map
Country:Germany
Photo Date:21 May 2022
Photo by:Günter SchützeContact
Registration / Serial:HT291
Aircraft Original Type:North American BC-1
Aircraft Generic Type:North American T-6/SNJ Texan/Harvard
Aircraft Version:North American AT-6C Harvard IIA
C/n (msn):14A-927
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
City / Airport:Hindon (VIDX)Map
Country:India
Event:Indian Air Force Day 2021
Photo Date:6 October 2021
Photo by:Arjun SarupContact
Photo ID:458702Submit Correction
View count: 358
Displaying during the full dress rehearsal for the 89th Air Force Day, this Harvard of Heritage Flight IAF stands out in its striking colors. This was RAF FS787 that was shipped as new to India in 1943. It went to the RIAF in Sept. 1947 and continued to fly till 1989. Thereafter, it went to the UK for restoration by Reflight Airworks and came back to India inside an IAF C-17 in July 2014. Harvards not only equipped Training Command's No. 1 and No. 2 Air Force Academy but also took part in conflicts.
Registration / Serial:HT291
Aircraft Version:North American AT-6C Harvard IIA
C/n (msn):14A-927
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
City / Airport:Hindon (VIDX)Map
Country:India
Photo Date:6 October 2021
Photo by:Arjun SarupContact
Registration / Serial:HT291
Aircraft Original Type:North American BC-1
Aircraft Generic Type:North American T-6/SNJ Texan/Harvard
Aircraft Version:North American AT-6C Harvard IIA
C/n (msn):14A-927
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
City / Airport:Hindon (VIDX)Map
Country:India
Event:Indian Air Force Day 2021
Photo Date:6 October 2021
Photo by:Arjun SarupContact
Photo ID:458702Submit Correction
View count: 358
Displaying during the full dress rehearsal for the 89th Air Force Day, this Harvard of Heritage Flight IAF stands out in its striking colors. This was RAF FS787 that was shipped as new to India in 1943. It went to the RIAF in Sept. 1947 and continued to fly till 1989. Thereafter, it went to the UK for restoration by Reflight Airworks and came back to India inside an IAF C-17 in July 2014. Harvards not only equipped Training Command's No. 1 and No. 2 Air Force Academy but also took part in conflicts.
Registration / Serial:HT291
Aircraft Version:North American AT-6C Harvard IIA
C/n (msn):14A-927
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
City / Airport:Hindon (VIDX)Map
Country:India
Photo Date:6 October 2021
Photo by:Arjun SarupContact
Registration / Serial:SM293
Aircraft Original Type:Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23
Aircraft Generic Type:Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23
Aircraft Version:Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23BN
C/n (msn):2963222861/097-44
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
City / Area:Mumbai / West Urban Road-Hans Bhugra Marg [ Off-Airport ]Map
Country:India
Photo Date:10 December 2019
Photo by:Arjun SarupContact
Photo ID:456871Submit Correction
View count: 165
One of the nicer sights visible from the flyover between airport and the Bandra-Worli Sea Link. The Flogger was inducted in No. 10 Sqn. "Winged Daggers", which operated the same from Jan. 1981 to Dec. 1993. Other IAF units to operate the type were No. 220 Sqn. "Desert Tigers", No. 31 Sqn. "Lions" and No. 221 Sqn. "Valiants", the last unit to phase out their BNs in March 2009. The BN was used in Op Safed Sagar during the Kargil War to strike Pakistani positions on mountain tops.
Registration / Serial:SM293
Aircraft Version:Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23BN
C/n (msn):2963222861/097-44
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
City / Area:Mumbai / West Urban Road-Hans Bhugra Marg [ Off-Airport ]Map
Country:India
Photo Date:10 December 2019
Photo by:Arjun SarupContact
Registration / Serial:SM293
Aircraft Original Type:Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23
Aircraft Generic Type:Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23
Aircraft Version:Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23BN
C/n (msn):2963222861/097-44
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
City / Area:Mumbai / West Urban Road-Hans Bhugra Marg [ Off-Airport ]Map
Country:India
Photo Date:10 December 2019
Photo by:Arjun SarupContact
Photo ID:456871Submit Correction
View count: 165
One of the nicer sights visible from the flyover between airport and the Bandra-Worli Sea Link. The Flogger was inducted in No. 10 Sqn. "Winged Daggers", which operated the same from Jan. 1981 to Dec. 1993. Other IAF units to operate the type were No. 220 Sqn. "Desert Tigers", No. 31 Sqn. "Lions" and No. 221 Sqn. "Valiants", the last unit to phase out their BNs in March 2009. The BN was used in Op Safed Sagar during the Kargil War to strike Pakistani positions on mountain tops.
Registration / Serial:SM293
Aircraft Version:Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23BN
C/n (msn):2963222861/097-44
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
City / Area:Mumbai / West Urban Road-Hans Bhugra Marg [ Off-Airport ]Map
Country:India
Photo Date:10 December 2019
Photo by:Arjun SarupContact
Registration / Serial:K7066
Aircraft Original Type:Boeing 777
Aircraft Generic Type:Boeing 777-300
Aircraft Version:Boeing 777-300/ER
C/n (msn):36320 / 1537
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
City / Airport:Amsterdam - Schiphol (EHAM / AMS)Map
Country:Netherlands
Photo Date:4 April 2022
Photo by:EHVBspotterContact
Photo ID:456368Submit Correction
View count: 178
Registration / Serial:K7066
Aircraft Version:Boeing 777-300/ER
C/n (msn):36320 / 1537
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
City / Airport:Amsterdam - Schiphol (EHAM / AMS)Map
Country:Netherlands
Photo Date:4 April 2022
Photo by:EHVBspotterContact
Registration / Serial:K7066
Aircraft Original Type:Boeing 777
Aircraft Generic Type:Boeing 777-300
Aircraft Version:Boeing 777-300/ER
C/n (msn):36320 / 1537
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
City / Airport:Amsterdam - Schiphol (EHAM / AMS)Map
Country:Netherlands
Photo Date:4 April 2022
Photo by:EHVBspotterContact
Photo ID:456368Submit Correction
View count: 178
Registration / Serial:K7066
Aircraft Version:Boeing 777-300/ER
C/n (msn):36320 / 1537
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
City / Airport:Amsterdam - Schiphol (EHAM / AMS)Map
Country:Netherlands
Photo Date:4 April 2022
Photo by:EHVBspotterContact
Registration / Serial:K7066
Aircraft Original Type:Boeing 777
Aircraft Generic Type:Boeing 777-300
Aircraft Version:Boeing 777-300/ER
C/n (msn):36320 / 1537
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
City / Airport:Amsterdam - Schiphol (EHAM / AMS)Map
Country:Netherlands
Photo Date:4 April 2022
Photo by:Gerard HelmerContact
Photo ID:455906Submit Correction
View count: 200
Registration / Serial:K7066
Aircraft Version:Boeing 777-300/ER
C/n (msn):36320 / 1537
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
City / Airport:Amsterdam - Schiphol (EHAM / AMS)Map
Country:Netherlands
Photo Date:4 April 2022
Photo by:Gerard HelmerContact
Registration / Serial:K7066
Aircraft Original Type:Boeing 777
Aircraft Generic Type:Boeing 777-300
Aircraft Version:Boeing 777-300/ER
C/n (msn):36320 / 1537
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
City / Airport:Amsterdam - Schiphol (EHAM / AMS)Map
Country:Netherlands
Photo Date:4 April 2022
Photo by:Gerard HelmerContact
Photo ID:455906Submit Correction
View count: 200
Registration / Serial:K7066
Aircraft Version:Boeing 777-300/ER
C/n (msn):36320 / 1537
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
City / Airport:Amsterdam - Schiphol (EHAM / AMS)Map
Country:Netherlands
Photo Date:4 April 2022
Photo by:Gerard HelmerContact
City / Airport:Dehradun - Jolly Grant (VIDN / DED)Map
Country:India
Photo Date:8 December 2012
Photo by:Arjun SarupContact
Photo ID:455224Submit Correction
View count: 152
VIP movement at Dehradun Airport on a winter afternoon.
Registration / Serial:Z3374
Aircraft Version:Mil Mi-17-1V
C/n (msn):
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
City / Airport:Dehradun - Jolly Grant (VIDN / DED)Map
Country:India
Photo Date:8 December 2012
Photo by:Arjun SarupContact
City / Airport:Dehradun - Jolly Grant (VIDN / DED)Map
Country:India
Photo Date:8 December 2012
Photo by:Arjun SarupContact
Photo ID:455224Submit Correction
View count: 152
VIP movement at Dehradun Airport on a winter afternoon.
Registration / Serial:Z3374
Aircraft Version:Mil Mi-17-1V
C/n (msn):
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
City / Airport:Dehradun - Jolly Grant (VIDN / DED)Map
Country:India
Photo Date:8 December 2012
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: 145
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: 145
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
View count: 165
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: 165
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:ZC4411
Aircraft Original Type:Sud-Est SE-3130 Alouette II
Aircraft Generic Type:Hindustan SA-315 Cheetah
Aircraft Version:Hindustan SA-315B Cheetal
C/n (msn):
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
City / Airport:Yelahanka (VOYK)Map
Country:India
Event:Aero India 2021
Photo Date:4 February 2021
Photo by:Arjun SarupContact
Photo ID:454205Submit Correction
View count: 133
On display outside the HAL Pavilion at Aero India 2021. In keeping with the Atmanirbhar Bharat vision, the emphasis was on rotary-wing platforms, with HAL showcasing its indigenously built helicopters. Successor to the much used SA-315B Cheetah that provides a lifeline to the Indian Army at Siachen, the Cheetal is powered by the Turbomeca TM 333-2M2 with FADEC that replaces the Artouste IIIB turboshaft engine. It is designed for better climb performance, higher payload and increased range.
Registration / Serial:ZC4411
Aircraft Version:Hindustan SA-315B Cheetal
C/n (msn):
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
City / Airport:Yelahanka (VOYK)Map
Country:India
Photo Date:4 February 2021
Photo by:Arjun SarupContact
Registration / Serial:ZC4411
Aircraft Original Type:Sud-Est SE-3130 Alouette II
Aircraft Generic Type:Hindustan SA-315 Cheetah
Aircraft Version:Hindustan SA-315B Cheetal
C/n (msn):
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
City / Airport:Yelahanka (VOYK)Map
Country:India
Event:Aero India 2021
Photo Date:4 February 2021
Photo by:Arjun SarupContact
Photo ID:454205Submit Correction
View count: 133
On display outside the HAL Pavilion at Aero India 2021. In keeping with the Atmanirbhar Bharat vision, the emphasis was on rotary-wing platforms, with HAL showcasing its indigenously built helicopters. Successor to the much used SA-315B Cheetah that provides a lifeline to the Indian Army at Siachen, the Cheetal is powered by the Turbomeca TM 333-2M2 with FADEC that replaces the Artouste IIIB turboshaft engine. It is designed for better climb performance, higher payload and increased range.
Registration / Serial:ZC4411
Aircraft Version:Hindustan SA-315B Cheetal
C/n (msn):
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
City / Airport:Yelahanka (VOYK)Map
Country:India
Photo Date:4 February 2021
Photo by:Arjun SarupContact
Registration / Serial:U717
Aircraft Original Type:Hindustan HJT-16 Kiran
Aircraft Generic Type:Hindustan HJT-16 Kiran
Aircraft Version:Hindustan HJT-16 Kiran II
C/n (msn):
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
City / Airport:Yelahanka (VOYK)Map
Country:India
Event:Aero India 2019
Photo Date:20 February 2019
Photo by:Arjun SarupContact
Photo ID:452504Submit Correction
View count: 251
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.
Registration / Serial:U717
Aircraft Version:Hindustan HJT-16 Kiran II
C/n (msn):
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
City / Airport:Yelahanka (VOYK)Map
Country:India
Photo Date:20 February 2019
Photo by:Arjun SarupContact
Registration / Serial:U717
Aircraft Original Type:Hindustan HJT-16 Kiran
Aircraft Generic Type:Hindustan HJT-16 Kiran
Aircraft Version:Hindustan HJT-16 Kiran II
C/n (msn):
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
City / Airport:Yelahanka (VOYK)Map
Country:India
Event:Aero India 2019
Photo Date:20 February 2019
Photo by:Arjun SarupContact
Photo ID:452504Submit Correction
View count: 251
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.
Registration / Serial:U717
Aircraft Version:Hindustan HJT-16 Kiran II
C/n (msn):
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
City / Airport:Yelahanka (VOYK)Map
Country:India
Photo Date:20 February 2019
Photo by:Arjun SarupContact
Registration / Serial:ZD4043
Aircraft Original Type:Hindustan ALH Dhruv
Aircraft Generic Type:Hindustan ALH Dhruv
Aircraft Version:Hindustan ALH Dhruv
C/n (msn):DS12
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
Unit Markings:Sarang
City / Airport:Jebel Ali - Al Maktoum International (OMDW / DWC)Map
Country:United Arab Emirates
Photo Date:16 November 2021
Photo by:Augusto LaghiContact
Photo ID:450555Submit Correction
View count: 75
Registration / Serial:ZD4043
Aircraft Version:Hindustan ALH Dhruv
C/n (msn):DS12
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
City / Airport:Jebel Ali - Al Maktoum International (OMDW / DWC)Map
Country:United Arab Emirates
Photo Date:16 November 2021
Photo by:Augusto LaghiContact
Registration / Serial:ZD4043
Aircraft Original Type:Hindustan ALH Dhruv
Aircraft Generic Type:Hindustan ALH Dhruv
Aircraft Version:Hindustan ALH Dhruv
C/n (msn):DS12
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
Unit Markings:Sarang
City / Airport:Jebel Ali - Al Maktoum International (OMDW / DWC)Map
Country:United Arab Emirates
Photo Date:16 November 2021
Photo by:Augusto LaghiContact
Photo ID:450555Submit Correction
View count: 75
Registration / Serial:ZD4043
Aircraft Version:Hindustan ALH Dhruv
C/n (msn):DS12
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
City / Airport:Jebel Ali - Al Maktoum International (OMDW / DWC)Map
Country:United Arab Emirates
Photo Date:16 November 2021
Photo by:Augusto LaghiContact
Registration / Serial:A3484
Aircraft Original Type:Hawker Siddeley HS-1182 Hawk
Aircraft Generic Type:BAE Systems Hawk
Aircraft Version:BAE Systems Hawk 132
C/n (msn):HT005
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
Unit Markings:Surya Kiran
City / Airport:Yelahanka (VOYK)Map
Country:India
Event:Aero India 2021
Photo Date:5 February 2021
Photo by:Arjun SarupContact
Photo ID:450508Submit Correction
View count: 130
Rolling into the inverted over Yelahanka on a bright day during Aero India 2021, the Ambassadors of the Indian Air Force always leave a lasting impression on the public wherever they go. Surya Kiran 9 streaming smoke is closest to the camera. He makes up the highly experienced synchro pair along with Surya Kiran 8, streaming smoke on the far side.
Registration / Serial:A3484
Aircraft Version:BAE Systems Hawk 132
C/n (msn):HT005
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
City / Airport:Yelahanka (VOYK)Map
Country:India
Photo Date:5 February 2021
Photo by:Arjun SarupContact
Registration / Serial:A3484
Aircraft Original Type:Hawker Siddeley HS-1182 Hawk
Aircraft Generic Type:BAE Systems Hawk
Aircraft Version:BAE Systems Hawk 132
C/n (msn):HT005
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
Unit Markings:Surya Kiran
City / Airport:Yelahanka (VOYK)Map
Country:India
Event:Aero India 2021
Photo Date:5 February 2021
Photo by:Arjun SarupContact
Photo ID:450508Submit Correction
View count: 130
Rolling into the inverted over Yelahanka on a bright day during Aero India 2021, the Ambassadors of the Indian Air Force always leave a lasting impression on the public wherever they go. Surya Kiran 9 streaming smoke is closest to the camera. He makes up the highly experienced synchro pair along with Surya Kiran 8, streaming smoke on the far side.
Registration / Serial:A3484
Aircraft Version:BAE Systems Hawk 132
C/n (msn):HT005
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
City / Airport:Yelahanka (VOYK)Map
Country:India
Photo Date:5 February 2021
Photo by:Arjun SarupContact
City / Airport:Breda - Gilze-Rijen (EHGR / GLZ)Map
Country:Netherlands
Photo Date:5 December 1979
Photo by:Niels van ErckContact
Photo ID:441767Submit Correction
View count: 241
Rare visitor at Gilze Rijen. Arrived December 4th to leave 2 days later. Purpose of the visit remains unclear until this very day. Note the NF5A in 316sqn markings in the background.
Registration / Serial:L2171
Aircraft Version:Antonov An-12B
C/n (msn):5343302
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
City / Airport:Breda - Gilze-Rijen (EHGR / GLZ)Map
Country:Netherlands
Photo Date:5 December 1979
Photo by:Niels van ErckContact
City / Airport:Breda - Gilze-Rijen (EHGR / GLZ)Map
Country:Netherlands
Photo Date:5 December 1979
Photo by:Niels van ErckContact
Photo ID:441767Submit Correction
View count: 241
Rare visitor at Gilze Rijen. Arrived December 4th to leave 2 days later. Purpose of the visit remains unclear until this very day. Note the NF5A in 316sqn markings in the background.
Registration / Serial:L2171
Aircraft Version:Antonov An-12B
C/n (msn):5343302
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
City / Airport:Breda - Gilze-Rijen (EHGR / GLZ)Map
Country:Netherlands
Photo Date:5 December 1979
Photo by:Niels van ErckContact
Registration / Serial:"W1741"
Aircraft Original Type:PZL-Mielec TS-11 Iskra
Aircraft Generic Type:PZL-Mielec TS-11 Iskra
Aircraft Version:PZL-Mielec TS-11 Iskra bis DF
C/n (msn):3H-1415
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
City / Airport:Kraków - Rakowice-Czyzyny (EPKC) (closed)Map
Country:Poland
Collection:Muzeum Lotnictwa Polskiego
Photo Date:14 September 2021
Photo by:Erik SleutelbergContact
Photo ID:438753Submit Correction
View count: 204
The museum's Iskra 1415 has been refurbished and repainted at Bydgoszcz in 2021 to represent Indian air force machine W1741. That was the serial of the first Iskra delivered to the type's only user outside Poland. Interestingly, the last of two other Indian TS-11s that were W1741 at some point, has been preserved in Poland for some time as Polish AF 432 - but not this one.
Registration / Serial:"W1741"
Aircraft Version:PZL-Mielec TS-11 Iskra bis DF
C/n (msn):3H-1415
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
City / Airport:Kraków - Rakowice-Czyzyny (EPKC) (closed)Map
Country:Poland
Photo Date:14 September 2021
Photo by:Erik SleutelbergContact
Registration / Serial:"W1741"
Aircraft Original Type:PZL-Mielec TS-11 Iskra
Aircraft Generic Type:PZL-Mielec TS-11 Iskra
Aircraft Version:PZL-Mielec TS-11 Iskra bis DF
C/n (msn):3H-1415
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
City / Airport:Kraków - Rakowice-Czyzyny (EPKC) (closed)Map
Country:Poland
Collection:Muzeum Lotnictwa Polskiego
Photo Date:14 September 2021
Photo by:Erik SleutelbergContact
Photo ID:438753Submit Correction
View count: 204
The museum's Iskra 1415 has been refurbished and repainted at Bydgoszcz in 2021 to represent Indian air force machine W1741. That was the serial of the first Iskra delivered to the type's only user outside Poland. Interestingly, the last of two other Indian TS-11s that were W1741 at some point, has been preserved in Poland for some time as Polish AF 432 - but not this one.
Registration / Serial:"W1741"
Aircraft Version:PZL-Mielec TS-11 Iskra bis DF
C/n (msn):3H-1415
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
City / Airport:Kraków - Rakowice-Czyzyny (EPKC) (closed)Map
Country:Poland
Photo Date:14 September 2021
Photo by:Erik SleutelbergContact
Registration / Serial:"W1741"
Military Code:41
Aircraft Original Type:PZL-Mielec TS-11 Iskra
Aircraft Generic Type:PZL-Mielec TS-11 Iskra
Aircraft Version:PZL-Mielec TS-11 Iskra bis DF
C/n (msn):3H-1415
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
City / Airport:Kraków - Rakowice-Czyzyny (EPKC) (closed)Map
Country:Poland
Collection:Muzeum Lotnictwa Polskiego
Photo Date:6 February 2022
Photo by:Alastair T. GardinerContact
Photo ID:438733Submit Correction
View count: 913
The only foreign customer for the Iskra was the Indian AF, which operated a total of 64 Iskra bis D aircraft from 1975 until 2004. The museum has repainted Iskra 1415 into the scheme worn by Indian Iskra W1741 as it underwent overhaul at Bydgoszcz
Registration / Serial:"W1741"
Aircraft Version:PZL-Mielec TS-11 Iskra bis DF
C/n (msn):3H-1415
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
City / Airport:Kraków - Rakowice-Czyzyny (EPKC) (closed)Map
Country:Poland
Photo Date:6 February 2022
Photo by:Alastair T. GardinerContact
Registration / Serial:"W1741"
Military Code:41
Aircraft Original Type:PZL-Mielec TS-11 Iskra
Aircraft Generic Type:PZL-Mielec TS-11 Iskra
Aircraft Version:PZL-Mielec TS-11 Iskra bis DF
C/n (msn):3H-1415
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
City / Airport:Kraków - Rakowice-Czyzyny (EPKC) (closed)Map
Country:Poland
Collection:Muzeum Lotnictwa Polskiego
Photo Date:6 February 2022
Photo by:Alastair T. GardinerContact
Photo ID:438733Submit Correction
View count: 913
The only foreign customer for the Iskra was the Indian AF, which operated a total of 64 Iskra bis D aircraft from 1975 until 2004. The museum has repainted Iskra 1415 into the scheme worn by Indian Iskra W1741 as it underwent overhaul at Bydgoszcz
Registration / Serial:"W1741"
Aircraft Version:PZL-Mielec TS-11 Iskra bis DF
C/n (msn):3H-1415
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
City / Airport:Kraków - Rakowice-Czyzyny (EPKC) (closed)Map
Country:Poland
Photo Date:6 February 2022
Photo by:Alastair T. GardinerContact
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 / Area:New Delhi / Central Park [ Off-Airport ]Map
Country:India
Photo Date:24 January 1982
Photo by:Arjun SarupContact
Photo ID:437211Submit Correction
View count: 323
On a trailer during the Republic Day rehearsal in its silver finish. 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. The aircraft is now displayed at IAF Museum Palam in a different paint scheme.
Registration / Serial:HS986
Aircraft Version:Supermarine 394 Spitfire FR18E
C/n (msn):6S/699526
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
City / Area:New Delhi / Central Park [ Off-Airport ]Map
Country:India
Photo Date:24 January 1982
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 / Area:New Delhi / Central Park [ Off-Airport ]Map
Country:India
Photo Date:24 January 1982
Photo by:Arjun SarupContact
Photo ID:437211Submit Correction
View count: 323
On a trailer during the Republic Day rehearsal in its silver finish. 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. The aircraft is now displayed at IAF Museum Palam in a different paint scheme.
Registration / Serial:HS986
Aircraft Version:Supermarine 394 Spitfire FR18E
C/n (msn):6S/699526
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
City / Area:New Delhi / Central Park [ Off-Airport ]Map
Country:India
Photo Date:24 January 1982
Photo by:Arjun SarupContact