IAF Museum Pics II

Nice photos, are there any of Dassault Ouragans and Mysteres?

dear kabir
thanks for the wapiti picture much appreciated. if i remeber rightly it was developed from the dh9a and was the 2nd aircraft 55squadron obtained. ( i used to be in 55sqn aircadets)

Look at the spokes ! Look at the spokes!

Guys,

found that Wapiti picture with ‘Spoked’ wheels – This is from the tabloid sized ‘Aviation News’ There is no date but the reading the news material i put the time frame of the issue I have as 1972-73. Note the Wapiti wheels which appeared to be the vintage car variety. The newspaper too has made the same quote!

The pic makes a nice study with Kabirs Current pic. What i notice is the full rudder length fin flash and painting of the serial on the rudder/fin. (more accurate?)

I wonder where those spoked wheels went and how the current set came! My vote goes to the Hindustan Motor’s Ambassador Car

-Jagan

Thanx Jagan. Yes i know about that section you are talking about…i sought permission to get in but didnt get it.

Great Pictures

Great Pictures Kabir – Lovely composition and detail.

Arthur, In addition to the general display area, the IAF Museum has a restricted access display area where they have a Harvard, Spit VIII, Vampire FB52 , Tigermoth among other things. Though not flown, they are maintained at high standard. Some of the aircraft in the General display area – Like the Marut are also said to be maintained in ‘serviceable’ condition. Interpret it as you may.

Macky,

I vaguely recall seeing spoked wheels on it long time back (or maybe in some picture). But then I must have imagined them 😀

What are those wheels on the Wapiti? Morris oxford? 😀

Good photo’s Kabir , especially the Marut , do you have any other photo’s of her and is there any web pages with the history of the Marut . If anybody can help could they post them to my job’s Email address

[email]ageorge@haemonetics.com[/email]

Thanks in advance .

thanx for the corection Arthur.

Yes there interiors are also nice preserved.

That’s not an ‘Ohisa’, it’s a Yokosuka M7 Okha, meaning Cherry Blossom. It was indeed a suicide missile, to be launched by aircraft (Mitsubishi Betty mostly).

Those aircraft look excellent by the way, especially the Su-7. Is their interior equally well preserved?

Hunter

HAL Marut

I dont know…this was just called Ohisa a manned missile.

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