Bharat Rakshak:Indian Air Force

MiG-29 KB708

KB708 coming in to land. This rare and unusual photograh possibly shows a single engined landing. The Left nozzle is wide open (Standard position) and the right nozzle is narrow indicating it has possibly been shut down. The aircraft also has left rudder

KB730 and KB731 during the induction ceremony

MiG-29 KB730 seen on the day of its induction - December 1987.

Trainer [KS905] landing

KS905 just before landing - Instructors periscope extended

Fulcrum rolls out at Ozhar AFS

The roll-out ceremony of the first fully rebuilt & upgraded MiG-29B at Ozhar AFS, by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited on 15 July 1998

Armed MiG-29 from below

Armed with training acquisition rounds of the close-range R-73RDM2 (AA-11 Archer) air-to-air missile

MiG-29 (KB702) worked on by ground crew

IAF ground personnel prepare a MiG-29 (KB702) for flight at Lohegaon AFS.

A pair of MiG-29s [KB708 and KB735]

A pair of MiG-29s [KB708 and KB735]

Reach for the Sky - MiG-29s go vertically up

A pair of MiG-29s, from 28 Squadron, go vertical.

Line up of MiG-29s at Lohegaon

A line-up of MiG-29s, from 28 Squadron, on the tarmac at Lohegaon AFS.

Full throttle take off!

A MiG-29 taking off, from Lohegaon AFS, with its two RD-33 turbofans on full afterburner.

A fully armed MiG-29

A MiG-29, from 28 Squadron, banks right to reveal its missile load of two R-27RE1 and four R-60MK air-to-air missiles

MiG-29 landing with brake parachute

A MiG-29, from the 28 Squadron, releasing its brake parachute upon landing.

Armed with Aphids

A MiG-29 (KB724), from 28 Squadron, armed with a R-60MK (AA-8 Aphid) air-to-air missile

A late acquisition MiG-29 resting after flight

A MiG-29 (KB3297), from 28 Squadron, after flight

MiG-29 [KB3298] parked at Lohegaon

A MiG-29 (KB3298) from 28 Squadron lies parked on the tarmac at Lohegaon. The aircraft was later damaged in a fire accident at Adampur and was subsequently relegated as a display aircraft at [url=http://www.warbirdsofindia.com/wbnagpur02.html]Maintenance

A MiG-29UB at Lohegaon

A MiG-29UB (KS3305) from 28 Squadron

Safeguarding Mumbai High Oilfield Assets

A MiG-29 flies over an oil and gas offshore process complex.

Fulcrum over the Punjab

A MiG-29B, possibly from 223 Squadron, flying over the wheat fields of Ludhiana in Punjab

MiG-29s in close formation.

Three MiG-29 [KB3126, KB3108 and KB31XX] from 223 Squadron in close formation

Fulcrum engages afterburners

A MiG-29, from 28 Squadron, engages its afterburners, while showing off its two R-27RE1 and four R-60MK missiles

Top view of a MiG-29

A top-view of a A MiG-29 armed its usual air defence armament of two medium-range R-27RE1 and four short-range R-60MK air-to-air missiles

A Black Archer Fulcrum

A MiG-29 (KB703) from 47 Squadron (Black Archers) on a simulated CAP exercise

Fulcrums at Lohegaon

A MiG-29UB (KS33?5) from the 28 Squadron at Lohegaon AFS. Right behind is a MiG-29.

MiG-29 Fulcrums over the Deccan

A pair of clean MiG-29s [KB708 and KB735] from 47 Squadron, in the skies above the Deccan

Fulcrum over the Himalyas

MiG-29 (KB732), armed with two R-27RE1 and four R-60MK missiles, over the Himalayas

Fulcrum over Pune

An unarmed MiG-29 (KB718) during a routine flight in the skies over Pune. Photo Courtesy: Ankur Ahluwalia

An unarmed MiG-29, possibly from 223 Squadron

An unarmed MiG-29, possibly from 223 Squadron, flying over the Punjab countryside. Photo Courtesy: Ankur Ahluwalia

MiG-29s escorting an Antonov-32 Transport

Four MiG-29Bs from 223 Squadron escort an Antonov-32 Sutlej medium transport aircraft

Four Mig-29s on air combat training

Four MiG-29s [KB724, KB707, KB736 and KB713], armed with training acquisition rounds of the close-range R-73RDM2 (AA-11 Archer) air-to-air missile, after an intense inter-squadron air combat training competition.

MiG-29 trainer returns home

A MiG-29UB (KS3???) returns home after a training sortie