Originally posted by yerna1
Jagan, I still havent reached the stage of identyfying which AF an aircraft belongs to without looking at insignia. How do you know that the Hind is not Indian? Camo?

Yerna,

I never looked at the camo either.

The Mi-24 in the picture has a starboard mounted Cannon pack instead of the four barelled chin mounted cannon, so its possibly a Hind F which the IAF does not operate.

“Mi-24P (Type 24-3; `Hind-F’): Development started 1974; about 620 built 1981-90; first shown in service in 1982 photographs; P of designation refers to pushka = cannon; as Mi-24V, but nose gun turret replaced by GSh-30-2 twin-barrel 30 mm gun (with 750 rounds) in semi-cylindrical pack on starboard side of nose; bottom of nose smoothly faired above and forward of sensors.”

-Jagan

Oh. its those green little men I tell you, they did it….

(thinks to myself – what a wonderful tale!)

Do any of the static Hurricanes or Spitfires have the Volks filter?

Originally posted by BruteGorilla
A total of 79 Ajeets were built by the time production ended in 1982. comments does not hold true in this respect.

I have gone with the popular trend by saying that HAL never built these trainers. The problem is not much info is avaliable on what was the mix of Ajeets and Ajeet trainers. As many as 30 of Ajeet trainer are said to be built by HAL (although i myself don’t believe it)
You can always give a benefit of doubt.

Brute,

The Ajeet Trainer development came too late – By the time the prototypes were being build and test flown, the IAF had taken a decision to retire them and use MiG-27s. Only Three Two seaters rolled off the production line. One lost – two went to No.2 Sqn to see some service in type training. That figure of 30 (whatever the source) does not hold good.

regards

Jagan

Can anyone tell me as to how all this ‘junk’ ended up in the lady’s junkyard? was she a professional scrapper who ‘won’ a scrap auction or something from the RAF?

Originally posted by Harry
Do you have any more details on this? Or perhaps details on F-

Around the same time, four Vampires flying from Jamnagar over the sea near Diu, noticed a Fast Patrol Boat traveling out of the Diu harbour. Upon closer observation, the Vampires were fired at by the Boat. Fg. Off. P.M. Ramachandran – the lead pilot – immediately engaged with gunfire and rockets and sank the patrol boat. For this feat he received the Shaurya Chakra.

http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/History/1960s/Goa01.html

Originally posted by Mark12
Photos of the Mk VIII in India will shortly be posted on Jagan’s Warbirds of India site. Serious attention to the windscreen and canopy area are required. 🙁

Err… Mark …

>Photos of the Mk VIII in India will shortly be posted on Jagan’s

How do you know? :d (Not that i mind…)

Just a few tidbits about the spitfire – its not an GRP construction but a ‘rods’ and ‘metalsheets’ type of restoration.

yes it does require some serious attention in the canopy, windshield area – and also on the wing control surfaces and wing trailing edges area.

They could not get any one in India to mould the canopy, the only facility that could do so said they were too busy making canopys for MiGs! – so they moulded one in the back of the hangar. They could have got it right if the template they made in the first place was good enough. Ditto with the windshield.

‘+’ves
1. Good representation of the Spitfire – when there was none
2. Preservation of the relics for a future rebuild
3. Done on a volunteer basis and ‘zero cost’.
4. some 60-70% of the original ac saved – Wings (Sans wingtips and trailing surfaces). Central fuselage, Engine, and tail section.

‘-Ves’
1. No way compares with the quality and restoration as done in places like UK.

Photos online (hopefully by 1st Jan)

The firefly IIRC is not actually a crash relic..I think it survived as a complete fuselage (sans engine) somewhere in the navy’s workshops. Can anyone take a look at the wings and let me know?

I guess this is the best thread to post the news – thanks for the tip aditya

http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/printedition/020803/detNAT14.shtml
IAF Restores wrecked Spitfire from Ambala.