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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: 59
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: 59
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 / 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: 321
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: 321
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