Trainer aircraft used by the Indian Air Force for training of its aircrew. The IAF inherited its training establishments from the Royal Air Force, and these included the Service Flying Training School at Ambala and the Elementary Flying Training Schools at Jodhpur and Begumpet. The aircraft at that time included Tigermoths and Harvards. Later on Prentices, HT2s, Iskras etc were also used.
The primary trainer for the Royal Air Force during the second world war, it was the basic trainer in the Indian Air Force right from 1940. Both the training schools in the IAF operated the Tigermoth, and after it was replaced by the HT-2
The Indian Air Force used the Harvard for Advanced Training of Flight Cadets. The Harvard was flown by the Academies at Ambala, Begumpet and at Jodhpur, as well as the Flying Instructors School at Tambaram. The Harvards were phased out in 1973 and replace
The Percival Prentice was designed as a basic trainer and served as the RAF's main basic trainer between 1948 and 1953. It was an all-metal, low-wing monoplane with fixed landing gear.
The HT-2 is the first powered aircraft indigenously designed and built in India. Designed by Dr. VM Ghatge, the aircraft was produced by HAL in Bangalore and was used as a trainer aircraft of the IAF for nearly three decades.
The IAF inducted Iskras as an interim measure, pending the delivery of Kirans from HAL. The Iskras were retained to be used as an Advanced Trainer for State II Applied training.
Army Observation Post aircraft were under the control of the Air Force till the 80s. While the pilots were from the Army, the maintenance was done by Air Force personnel.
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