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| Vampire NF54 |
ID 606 |
| Ouragan |
IC 554 |
| Mystere IVa |
IA 1329 |
| Gnat |
IE 1059 |
| HAL HT-2 |
IX 737 |
| Sikorsky S55C |
IZ 1590 |
| Mil Mi-4 |
BZ 900 |
A further examination of the hangar
adjoining the Museum and the flight area outside brings to forth a variety of
aircraft that equipped the IAF in the mid 50s and 60s. These examples include the Night
fighter variant of the Vampire, Two examples of the Hunter fighter bomber, the first
generation Dassault Ouragan, and its bigger cousin, the Mystere IVa.
Two Helicopters find their place in
the Museum. The Sikorsky Whirlwind and the Mil Mi-4. There is another example , a Bell
G-47 that flies with the Vintage flight.
A HAL's HT-2 can be seen besides the
earlier generation trainer it replaced. this aircraft is much in contrast with the
yellow painted Prentice.
The girst Gnat to be flown with the
IAF, Gnat IE 1059 is displayed outside the hangar near the war memorial at the entrance of
the museum.
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| De Havilland Vampire
NF.54 - ID 606 The
Night Fighter variant of the Vampire fighter as seen in the hangar. ID 606 . Note the
Rolls Royce Nene Turbo Jet in the foreground in the picture on the left. The NF 54
equipped No 10 Squadron which was based at Palam. |
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| Avions Marcel Dassault
MD.450 Ouragan (Toofani) - IC 554 This Ex-Black Archers Toofani (Hindi Name for Hurricane /Ouragan) was
earlier in Grey-Green camou. Equipped with wingtip tanks, the Toofani saw little combat,
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Avions Marcel Dassault MD.452 Mystere
IVa The first
official supersonic aircraft in the IAF , the Mystere provided the vehicle with which the
IAF Pilots broke the sound barrier in dives. IA 1329 is one of the last examples acquired
by the IAF. The last serial number being IA 1334. |
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| Hindustan Aeronautics Limited HT-2 -
IX 737 HAL's
indegeniously developed HT-2 (HT standing for Hindustan Trainer). The HT-2 saw very long
service, including a major redesign in the 80s that saw it being equipped with a new
Lycoming engine and flying with the FIS school till 1988. |
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Sikorsky S-55 Whirlwind - IZ 1590 Very few examples of the Whirlwind saw service with the IAF, which
was the first Helicopter to see service with the IAF. These equipped No. 104 HU. |
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| Mil Mi-4 - BZ 900 Almost looking like an exact copy of the Whirlwind, the Mi-4
performed much better in high altitude zones. The Mi-4 saw extensive service in the North
East during the 1971 War. |
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