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December 3, 2001 at 12:12 pm in reply to: Vampire Flies! #2120588

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RE: Vampire Flies!

Wow, Wonderful news. It must be the Vampire with the IAF’s Vintage flight. True it had spent its time on the ground for years. I still remember its last public flight in 1989, it flew a formation with the IAF’s sole flyable spit (which incidentaly has not taken to air in years -Status unknown).

Kabir, did you get a chance to view it?

November 27, 2001 at 5:10 pm in reply to: Did this incident really happen? #2120772

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RE: Did this … really happen?

Hi Snoopy,

Now that you mention it, I remember about M S Pujji serving in North Africa. The fact slipped my mind when i posted the above.

Hope we can dig up info on the “Truce” and “lunch” by Rommel.

-Jagan

November 21, 2001 at 3:41 am in reply to: What is this bird? #2121053

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RE: What is this bird?

Yep..its a Wapiti..and if you look more closely it is flying over the Kingsway which is called as Rajpath in today’s New Delhi.

November 9, 2001 at 5:05 pm in reply to: Is this cockpit a Mustang Cockpit ? #2121346

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RE: Non-European aircrew in European theatre during WW2

Talk about coincidences….

http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/uk/newsid_1645000/1645374.stm

an interview with M S Pujji…IMagine my surprise when someone sent me this link

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November 7, 2001 at 4:27 pm in reply to: Is this cockpit a Mustang Cockpit ? #2121397

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RE: Non-European aircrew in European theatre during WW2

I think Mick must be refering to this page

http://www.neeacr.fsnet.co.uk/HurricaneZ3150.htm

about Pt Off H C Mehta who died in a training accident flying a Hurricane.

Very interesting post Snoopy. I would say that most of the pilots who flew in britain and in the RAFVR under different commands finally came back to be a part of the IAF/RIAF by the end of the WW2.

Now the question comes, were there aircrew who were in the RAF of Indian/Subcontinental origin and did not join the IAF by the war’s end? i.e. crew who started thier career in the RAF and served only with the RAF?

November 7, 2001 at 4:16 pm in reply to: 'New' Hurricane #2121399

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RE: Indian Hurricane – Serial No

Snoopy,

With ref to the Hurricane having Indian Serial Numbers.. Indian Serial Numbers have come into vogue only after independence i.e. 15th Aug 47, I dont think the IAF had its own serail numbers before that. Even as late as Oct Nov 1947, IAF operated tempests under thier original serial numbers (the MW and PR series)

Now all accounts i read mention that the Hurricane was retired in 1945 and few if any units may have had Hurri’s on thier strenght in 1946. I dont know what the situation might have been in 1947. so iMHO no Hurricane was on the inventory of the IAF as on Aug 1947. All units by that time flying Spitfires and Tempests. so I dont know the origin of AB832.

regards

Jagan

November 1, 2001 at 4:03 pm in reply to: Is this cockpit a Mustang Cockpit ? #2121566

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RE: Is this cockpit a Mustang Cockpit ?

tony,

yes, i have taken a print and kept it for my to-do list

thanks

Jagan

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October 30, 2001 at 9:45 pm in reply to: Is this cockpit a Mustang Cockpit ? #2121592

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RE: Is this cockpit a Mustang Cockpit ?

Colin,

Thanks for the information. That confirms that Majumdar would have flown Mustangs, and the Indian Air Force is not wrong when they said he was with a Mustang Squadron. My apologies for confusing 268 with 263 (and leading everyone offtrack! :))

Thanks.

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