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Note: Bharat Rakshak is extremely grateful to the Indian Air Force, Peter Steinemann, Phil Camp, Simon Watson, Pushpinder Singh Chopra and Sanjay Simha for their permission to let us use so many of their excellent pictures. All pictures displayed in these galleries are from the Indian Air Force, unless specified otherwise. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part in any form or medium without express written permission of The Copyright Holder is strictly prohibited.]]> en-us www.bharat-rakshak.com Gallery 2 RSS Module, version 1.1.7 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:03:18 +0100 120 http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Images/77-72073/Vintage.jpg http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Images/Vintage/ http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Images/Vintage/PropFighters/Tempest/HA552.jpg.html http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Images/Vintage/PropFighters/Tempest/HA552.jpg.html
Former RAF aircraft PR890, Tempest II HA552 features the short lived Chakra markings. This was a pre-delivery photo taken in UK. The aircraft was ferried from UK to India in October 1948 - the logbook entries for the pilot Anthony Harte-Lovelace are reproduced below (courtesy: Hawker Tempest )

15-Oct-48 Tempest II HA552 Self First solo 00:55
16-Oct-48 Tempest II HA552 Self Blackbushe - Marigahne 02:40
17-Oct-48 Tempest II HA552 Self Marighane returned 00:40
18-Oct-48 Tempest II HA552 Self Marighane - Luqa 03:00
19-Oct-48 Tempest II HA552 Self Luqa - El Adem 02:25
19-Oct-48 Tempest II HA552 Self El Adem - Nicosia 02:30
21-Oct-48 Tempest II HA552 Self Nicoisa - Baghdad 03:30
22-Oct-48 Tempest II HA552 Self Baghdad - Shajah 03:40
23-Oct-48 Tempest II HA552 Self Shajah - Ahmedabad 04:30
23-Oct-48 Tempest II HA552 Self Ahmedabad - Cawnpore 02:20
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An-12 L750 seen at UK Courier.
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One of the rare temporary camoflage schemes seen on an An-12 - probably taken post 1971 war - BL736's original white/grey paint scheme is broken up by temporary black paint/distemper
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