List of historical aircraft of the Indian Air Force
Appearance
Aircraft
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Westland Wapiti, one of the first aircraft flown by the Royal Indian Air Force
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Consolidated B-24 Liberator heavy bomber over the Deccan plateau in the early 1950s.
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Canberra medium bomber.
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Mystere IVA being armed with cannon rounds during September 1965.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ ex-RAF World War Two lend-lease bombers refurbished by HAL.
- ^ Target tug from 1965, retired in 1967.
- ^ 247 built under licence by HAL.
- ^ PR.55 were T.55s converted to photo reconnaissance.
- ^ 60 T.55s built under licence by HAL.
- ^ licence built by Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL)
- ^ other variants remain operational.
- ^ includes 42 built by HAL.
- ^ Some sources indicate that the S-55 was in use until 1968
- ^ improved Folland Gnat, includes 10 upgraded Gnats.
- ^ 6 MiG-25RBK and 2 MiG-25RU
- ^ 26 aircraft bought in the 1990s.
- ^ Other variants still operational
Citations
[edit]- ^ The Westland Wapiti in Indian Air Force Archived 2013-07-28 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "No. 1 Service Flying Training School (India)". Archived from the original on 3 August 2012.
- ^ Andrade 1979, p. 239
- ^ "Indian Air Force Gallery :: Training in the IAF".
- ^ a b c IAF-Spitfire Archived 2007-12-06 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "History of IAF". Archived from the original on 9 April 2009. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
- ^ a b Westland Lysander in Indian Air Force Service Archived 2008-01-15 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ IAF-Tempest Archived 2014-08-24 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Consolidated B-24 Liberator [https://web.archive.org/web/20120112225702/http://bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Images/Vintage/Fighters/Liberator/ Archived 2012-01-12 at the Wayback Machine. Bharat-rakshak.com (2007-01-18). Retrieved on 2010-09-08.
- ^ Jackson 1988, pp. 76–77.
- ^ Jackson 1988, pp. 78
- ^ "De Havilland DHC-4 Caribou". Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
- ^ Canberra Farewell - Revell 1/72 B(I) 58. Bharat-rakshak.com. Retrieved on 2010-09-08.
- ^ Donald 1997, p.523.
- ^ "MiG-21 FL flies into history today after serving the IAF for 50 years". ibnlive.in.com. Archived from the original on 14 December 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ A Whale Of A Fighter: The Su-7 In IAF Service Archived 2009-12-30 at the Wayback Machine. Bharat-rakshak.com (1971-12-12). Retrieved on 2010-09-08.
- ^ HAL HPT-32 Deepak Bharat-rakshak.com. Retrieved on 2024-08-08.
- ^ Last Flight of the MiG-23 BN [https://web.archive.org/web/20110609205352/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Images/Special/PRO/2009/LastFlight_MIG_23.jpg.html Archived 2011-06-09 at the Wayback Machine. Bharat-rakshak.com. Retrieved on 2010-09-08.
- ^ Pradhan & Chavan 2007, p. xiv
- ^ "MiG-27 goes into history: Legacy of Indian Air Force's bahadur valiant". India Today. 27 December 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
- ^ Swansong of the Iskaras Archived 2007-11-18 at the Wayback Machine
Bibliography
[edit]- Andrade, John, U.S.Military Aircraft Designations and Serials since 1909 Midland Counties Publications, 1979, ISBN 0 904597 22 9.
- Green, William, The Indian Air Force and its Aircraft Ducimus Books, London, 1982, ASIN B004YXNILM
- Pradhan, R. D.; Chavan, Yashwantrao Balwantrao (2007). 1965 War, the Inside Story: Defence Minister Y.B. Chavan's Diary of India-Pakistan War. Atlantic Publishers & Distributors. ISBN 978-81-269-0762-5.
- Sapru, Somanth, Combat Lore: Indian Air Force 1930-1945 K W Publishers, 2014, 978-9383649259
- Singh, Pushpindar, Aircraft of the Indian Air Force 1933-1973 English Book Store, New Delhi, 1974, ASIN B00K0Q8MX6