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Indoor Galleries to see
Roll of Honour Gallery
Air Chiefs Gallery
Operations Photos
Captured Weapons
Aircraft Models
Uniforms
Mementoes

Upon entering the museum, the visitor starts with going through the indoor galleries adjoining the main hangars. These galleries have various sections like the Air Chiefs section, the Roll of Honour section, an Operational and Peace time gallery section, etc.

The pride of place goes to the pictures of Fg. Off. Nimral Jit Singh Sekhon, PVC (1971 Indo-Pak War) and Wg. Cdr. Rakesh Sharma, AC India's first Cosmonaut.

Other interesting sections include a captured weapons section with weapons ranging from the Camel guns used by the Pathans in the 1940s, to American sub machine guns used by SSG Paratroopers  right up to AK-47s surrendered by PAF personnel during the surrender of Dacca are on display.

An aircraft model gallery with models of all the aircraft used in IAF service gives the visitor a perspective of aircraft that are not to be seen in the IAF Museum. Some of the aircraft like the Dragon Rapide, or the Pussmoth are long extinct in India, hence it would be possible to represent them only in terms of miniature models.

There are showcases displaying various uniforms worn on different occasions, along with working uniforms. On display are various mementoes presented by different delegates to the Air Chiefs.

An interesting memento to observe is a meticulously constructed brass model of a Patton tank that was presented by General J.N. Chaudhari to Air Chief Marshal Arjan Singh.

 

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Model Gallery: Models of all the aircraft used in the IAF are on display.  Also on display are mementoes, plaques received by IAF Officers from visiting foreign delegates.

Air Chiefs Gallery: Pictures of all the Chiefs of Air Staff are displayed in a special photo gallery. Here the photographs of Air Chiefs from the inception of the IAF up to 1954 are displayed.

 

Click Here to Enlarge Martyrs Photo Gallery 1: Pictures of all IAF personnel killed in conflict or in operations are on display here with a brief description of the incident. Gallery One has all the pictures of personnel killed in action in the 1948, 1962 and 1965 Operations.
Martyrs Photo Gallery 2 : Pictures of all the IAF personnel killed in action during the 1971, Siachen and the Kargil Operations are on display. Click here to Enlarge

IAF Operations Photo Gallery: Visitors browsing thru the various combat photographs of the IAF during the 1971 War. The Museum has a rich collection of photographs from both peacetime as well as war time operations. The Museum also had for a short time on display the DFC of Flt. Lt. Indra Lal Roy, an ace from World War One.

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Uniforms Gallery: Mannequins dressed in pilots gear (left) and a gallery with a row of various types of uniforms worn on different occasions.

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