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Indian
WWI [sev airman in RFC]
25 [Skeene Committee should form Air Arm]
321008 [IAF was put into being by
Indian Legislature][IAF Act]
[1st group of IAF off. commissioned]
F 330401- Bharatiya Vayu Sena
(Indian AF)
39 IAF Volunteer Reserve
WWII 9 Sqd under RAF command
450312-
(Royal Indian AF)
500126- Bharatiya Vayu Sena
(Indian AF)[IAF]
55- Auxiliary Air Force
-62
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48-
[Directorate of Naval Aviation]
[Naval Off. start flight training]
N 50
(Indian Naval Aviation)
530511 Fleet Requirements Unit[FRU]
commissioned
61-
INS Vikrant 610304/970131
{ex HMS Hercules}
[purchased 1957]
INS Viraat(R-22) 870512/04
[ex HMS Hermes]
INS ? 08?/
[ex Admiral Gorshkov/Baku]
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A 861101-
(Army Aviation Corps)
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770201 [started ops as part of N]
C 780819
(Coast Guard Air Wing)
820523
[1st Air sqd #800]
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B 87 Border Security Force[BSF]
[G-I(19-29), VT-(29-), VR-]
Aero Super Aero A.E.45-S {F} 55/57 1 *SP
Airspeed AS.10 Oxford I " 46/49 5 *P
Antonov An-12BP, Cub A " 61/93 65 *SPD
" An-32, Sutlej, Cline " 84/04 132 *xP
" " " " {B} 2
A.W. Atalanta {F} 41/44 5 *SP
Auster A.O.P.4 " 45/45 a
" A.O.P.5 " 46/57 1+a *x
" A.O.P.6 " 46/70 :20
" A.O.P.9 " 55/81 35 *SP
" " {A} 58/80 20
Avro Anson I {F} 42/45 7 *P
BAe Hawk 115Y, 132 " (o04)07?/ 24 . |
"(HAL) " " * 42 .
Beech King Air C90 {G} 83 1
" " " B200 {B} 84 1
Bell 47G Sioux {F} 57/79 15 *xP
Boeing 707-300 {F} 87/04 2 *SP
" 737-200 " 81/04 7 *SP |
Boulton Paul Defiant TT.III " 44/45 sm # .
Brequet Br.1050 Alize {N} 61/98 15 *SP
Bristol Blenheim I {F} 41/42 5 *xP
B-N. BN-2 Islander, Defender {N} 76/04 17 *SP
CFM Shadow {F} 00/04 24 .
Con. B-24 Liberator " 48/68 45 *xPD
Dassault Ouragan, Toofani " 53/67 104 *xPD
" Mirage 2000H, Vajra " 84/04 42 *SP
" " " TH " " 85/04 13 *SP |
" Mystere IVA " 56/74 110 *SPD |
deH. D.H.60GIII Moth Major " 34/ 2 *S
" D.H.82A Tiger Moth " 39/57 154 *xP
"(DHA) " " " {G} 41/ 38 *S
" D.H.82B Queen Bee {F} 1 *S
" D.H.83 Fox Moth " 43/47 2+?
" D.H.85 Leopard Moth " 39/43 few *xP |
" D.H.86A " 40/42 2 *SP
" D.H.87B Hornet Moth " 39/44 1 *S
" D.H.89A Dragon Rapide " 41/45 4 *x
" D.H.94 Moth Minor " 42/43 .
" D.H.100 Vampire F.3 " 48/55 3 *SP
" " " NF.10 " 53/55 30 *S
" " " FB.52 " 50/74 39 *SP
"(HAL) " " " " *52 52/57 247 *xP
" " " " " {N} * 57/67 2 *S
" D.H.113 " NF.54 {F} 53/66 30 *SPD
" D.H.115 " T.11 " 63/ 7 *S
" " " T.55 " 53/82 64 *SP
"(HAL) " " " " * 53/82 60 *x
" " " " " {N} * 57/76 2 *S
" " " " PR.55 {F} 54/65 (5) *S
" D.H.104 Devon C.1 " 47/91 22 *SP
" " " {N} 65/83 2 *xP
" D.H.114 Heron? {F} 63/66 7
DHC DHC-3 Otter " 56/98 36 *SP |
" DHC-4A Caribou " 63/91 26 *SPD
Diamond HK-36TC Super-Dimona " 00/04 8 *SP
Dornier 228 " 87/04 25 *x
"(HAL) " " *86 87?/04 50 *xP
" " " {N} * 91?/04 26 *xP
" " {C} 86/04 3 *P
"(HAL) " " * 88/04 33 *xP
Douglas DC-2 {G} 41ca 12 *SP |
" C-47 Dakota {F} 46/87 1780 *SP
" " " {B} 4 *S
Dynali Chickinox (o88) 25
EEC Canberra T.4 {F} 58/90 7 *SP
" " B.(I)12 " 70/01 8 *S
" " T.13 " 70/84 2 *S
" " T.54 " 58/04 7 *S
" " PR.57 " 57/04 15 *SP
" " PR.67 " 71/04 2 . |
" " B.(I)58 " 57/04 71 *SPD
" " B.(I)66 " 70/92 10 *SPD
" " TT.42 90/02 3 . |
Elliotts EoN Baby 85 13
" " Olympia 2B 85 20
" " Primary 85 5
Embraer EMB.145 {F} 03/04 5 . |
" " {B} 1 . |
Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar {F} 53/84 89 *SP
" PT-26 Cornell " 43/46 40 *xP
Fairey Battle [TT] " 44/45 few .
" Firefly TT.1 {N} 55/64 5 *SP
" " TT.4 " 58/64 5 *SP
" Gordon {F} 42/
Fokker(Avro) F.VIIb/3m(Ten) {G} 31/40 1 *S
" F.27 Friendship {C} 84/04 3 *SP
Folland Gnat 1 {F} 57/80 46 *SP |
"(HAL) " 1 " *59 62/86 213 *xPD
" " " 1A " * (40?)
" " " 2 Ajeet " *75 76/91 80+(10)*xPD
" " " " " Trainer " *82 83/86 2 *S
Grumman Gulfstream III " 87/04 3 *SP
"? {B}
HAL AJT [D] * 66 .
" ALH Dhruv, Lancer {A} *92 02/04 100 *xP |
" " " " {F} * 02/04 50 *x |
" " " " {N} * 02/04 40 . |
" " " " {C} * 02/04 40 . |
" ATS-1 Ardhra {F} *79 85/88 50 *P
" Glider G1 " *42 1 *P
" HT-2 " *51 53/98 169 *xPD
" " {N} * 56/73 3 *SP
" " {A} * 86/ 22 .
" HJT-16 Kiran I {F} *64 68/04 119 *xP
" " " I {N} * 69/04 7 *SP
" " " IA {F} * 68/04 72 *xP
" " " " {N} * 69/98 5 *SP
" " " II {F} *76 84/04 60 *xPD
" " " " {N} * 85/04 6 *SP
" HF-24 Marut I {F} *61 64/90 129 *xPD
" " " IA *66 66/90 70g
" " " IB * 67 g134
" " " IBX *67 (1) .
" " " IE *67? (1) .
" " " IR {F} *66 69/70 (2)
" " " IT " *70 73/88 45 *xP
" " " II, IR? *76 83?/
" HF-73 " III *
" [2s gl. Marut] *59 59/60 1
" HUL-26 Pushpak {F} *58 65/67 25 *P
" Krishak 1 [D] *59 64?/ 2 *P |
" HAOP-27 " 2 {FA} *65 65/88 68 *xP
" HPT-32 Deepak " *77 81/04 163 *xP
" " " {N} * 86/04 8 *SP
" HTT-34 {F} *84 86?/ (1) *SPD
" HTT-35 [D] * *P
" HJT-36 Sitara " *03 03/04 211 *SP |
" LCA Tejas [1s] " *01 02?/ 200 *xP |
" " " [2s] " * 40 |
" LCH " * |
"? Saras " * . |
" Tactical Airlifter " * *P |
Harlow(HAL) PC-5A {G} *41 41/42 4 *P
Hawker Audax {F} 39/45 7 *SP
" Hart(India) " 39/42 7 *P
" Hind 39/41 6
" Hunter FGA56 {F} 57/96 160 *SPD
"(AW) " " " 7 *S
" " F56A " 66/92 53 *SP
"(AW) " " " 2 *S
" " T.66 " 59/88 22 *SP
" " T.66D " 67/92 12 *S
" " T.66E " 73/74 5 *S
"(AW) " " " 1 *S
" Hurricane IIB " 42/45 h200 *D
" " IIC " 42/45 mosth *P
" " IID " 42/45 h
" " IV " 44/45 30
"(CCF) " XII " 43/53 70
"(BAe) Sea Harrier FRS.51 {N} 83/04 23 *SP
" " Harrier T.60 " 84/04 6 *SP
" " " T.4(I) " 03/ . |
"(AW) Sea Hawk F.2 " 1 *S
" " " " FB.3 " 60/83 10 *SP
" " " " FB.5 " 62/83 7 *SP
" " " " FGA.6 " 60/83 21 *SD
" " " " " 83 14 *SP
"(AW) " " 100 " 66/83 10 *SP
" " " " 101 " 66/83 18 *S
" Tempest II {F} 46/55 235 *SPD
H.S.(HAL) HS.748 Subroto " *61 61/04 68 *SPD
" " " " AEW " *90 78/99 (1) *SPD
" " " " {B} * 2 *S
Hughes 269B,C {N} 70/04 8 *S
IAI Astra SPX {F} (o96) 6 .
I.A.F. Kanpur I " *60 1 *P |
" " II " *61 1 *P |
Ilyushin Il-14, Crate " 55/81 29 *SP |
" Il-38, May {N} 77/04 6 *SP
" Il-76MD Gajraj,Candid{F} 85/01 31 *SPD
"Beriev Il-76, A-50 Mainstay " 00/ 3 .
" Il-78MK, Midas " 03?/ 6 *P |
Kamov Ka-25, Hormone A {N} 80/04 7 *SP
" Ka-27, Helix (C?) " 85/04 2 *S
" Ka-28 " " 85/04 13 *SP
" Ka-31 " B " 02/04 9 *P
Learjet 29 {G} 88/04 2 *S
" ? {B}
Lockheed Hudson III {F} 42/ 3 *P
" Super Constellation " 61/81 9 *SP
" " " {N} 76/83 5 *SP
" P-3C Orion? . |
Microlight {F} *P |
Mik. MiG-21bis Vikram,Fishbed N" 77/04 75 *x
"(HAL) " " " " * 79/04 220 *xP
" MiG-21F-13, Fishbed C " 63/94 48 *xD
" MiG-21FL(PF) " D " 64/04 136 *SPD
"(HAL) " " " *66 67/04 196 .
" MiG-21MF " J " 72/04 50 *SPD
"(HAL) MiG-21M " J " * 73/98 196 *P
" MiG-21PFMA " J " /75/98 50
"(HAL) " " J " * 3
" MiG-21PF " D " 63/68 96
"(HAL) " " " *66? 66/83 150+
" MiG-21PFM " F " 72/95 *D
" MiG-21-93 ", Bison " *P |
" MiG-21UPG " " 02/04 (170) .
"(HAL) " " " *01 02/04 .
" MiG-21U, Mongol A " 65/98 6?
" " US,UM " B " 69/04 42 *xP
" " [eval] "
" MiG-23BM, Flogger F " 81 10
" MiG-23BN, " H,Vijay " 80/04 95 *SPD
"(HAL) " [ass.only] " *81? 81/82/
" MiG-23MF " G,Rakshak" (o?) 80
"(HAL) " " F " * 82/04 40 *xP
" MiG-23ML " G,Bahadur" 83/91 40
" MiG-23S " ? " 80
" MiG-23UM " C " 80/04 30+ *xP
" MiG-25R, Foxbat B " 81/04 8k14 *xPD
" MiG-25U " C " 81/04 2k *xPD
" MiG-27M, Flogger J " 84?/04 15 *xP
"(HAL) " " J Bahadur" *84 85/04 150 *xPD
" MiG-29B, Fulcrum A,Baaz " 86/04 62 *xP
" " UB " B,C " " 87/04 20 *xP
"(HAL) " " ? " *89? 110?
" " KS " {N} (o99) 46 .
" MiG-33 " (MiG-29M) {F} 35 .
Mil Mi-4, Hound " 60/88 121 *xP
" " " {N} 60s/72 1
" Mi-8, Hip, Rana {FA} 71/04 100+ *xPD
" Mi-17 " H, Pratap "" 84/04 40 *xP
" Mi-171 " " 02/04 40 .
" Mi-17 " {B} 03/ 6 . |
" Mi-24, Hind D {F} 82/04 12 *P
" Mi-25 " E,F {FA} 84/99 20 *P
" Mi-35P, " D " 91/04 20 *xP
" Mi-26, Halo " 86/04 20 *xP
NAA T-6 Harvard/Texan " 42/73 160
"(Nrdyn) " IIB, AT-16 " 42/73 :120 *xP
"(CCF) " IV " 62/68 36
Percival Prentice T.3 " 47/63 20 *xP
"(HAL) " " " *48 51/59 42 *P
PZL TS-11 Iskra-Bis D " 75/04 50 *SP
SEPECAT(BAC) Jaguar IS, Shamsher{F} 79/04 35 *SP
"(HAL) " " " " *82 82/04 60 *SPD
"(BAC) " IT " " 82/04 5 *S
"(HAL) " " " " * 79/04 10 *SP
" " " IM " " * /97/04 8 *SPD
"(BAC) " GR.1 " " 79/84 16 *SP
" " " T.2 " " 2 *S
Short Sealand IL {N} 53/62 10 *SP
Sikorsky S-55, Chickasaw {F} 54/6668? 8 *xP
" " " {N} 62/64 2 *S
"(Wlnd) S-61, Sea King HAS42 " 71/04 42 *SPD
" S-62B {F} 60/79 2 *P
Slingsby T.21B 88
" T.51 85 44
SNIAS Alouette II,Cheetah,Lama{N} 61/74 40 *xP
" " " " " {A} /98/04 130 *x
" " " " " {F} 20 *S
"(HAL) " " " " " * 72/04 113 *S
" " " " ", Lancer " * 00/04 12 *xP
" " III,Chetak " 62/97 55 *x
" " " " {N} 62/98 16 *SP
" " " " {A} 78/04 20 .
"(HAL) " " " {F} *65 65/99 260 *SP
" " " " " {C} * 78/04 5 *SP
" " " " " {N} * 64/04 20+ *x
" " " " " {A} * 78/04 120
Sukhoi Su-7BMK, Fitter A {F} 68/89 150 *xPD
" Su-7UTI,UM, Moujik " 68/89 20 *P
" Su-30MK, Flanker " 97/05 40 *P
"(HAL) " " " *04? 04/ 140 .
" Su-30PU " " 03/04 8 . |
Supermarine Spitfire VC " 43/45 5
" " VII " |
" " LF.VIIIC " 44/48 14 *PD
" " T.IX " 47/55 10 *xP
" " PR.XI " 47/ 1 . |
" " FR.XIVE " 45/50 20 *xPD
" " FR.XVIII " 47/57 100 *xPD
" " PR.XIX " 49/59 14 *SP
Tupolev Tu-22M3, Backfire C " 02/04 4 .
" Tu-124K, Cookpot, Rajdoot{F} 66/81 3 *SP
" Tu-124 " {N} 5 *S
" Tu-142M, Bear F " 87/04 8 *SP
" Tu-142U?
Vickers Valentia {F} 42/44 1+ *P
" Victoria VI 3 *S
" Viscount {F} 55/71 2 *SP
Vultee(Nrop) Vengeance " 42/45 :35 *PD
Westland Lysander II " 41/43 :25p *PD
" " IIIT 41/42 p48?
" Wapiti IIA {F} 33/42 28 *SPD
Zenair Ch 701 " 01/ 103 *xP |
Zlin Z212 " 40/ 1
Books:
Birla Instit.
Naval Aviation: A World History
1985, Allied, New Delhi, 243pp. Ill.
Chaturvedi, M.S.
History of the Indian Air Force
1978, Vikas, New Delhi, 215pp. Ill.
Green & Swanborough & Singh
The Indian Air Force and its Aircraft
1982, Ducimus Books, London, 80pp. Ill.
Gupta, S.C.
History of the Indian Air Force 1933-1945
1961, NPW, New Delhi, 194pp. Ill.
Singh, Pushpindar
Aircraft of the Indian Air Force 1933-1973
1974, English Book Store, New Delhi, 180pp. Ill.
Tanham & Agmon
The Indian Air Force: Trends and Prospects
1995, Rand, Santa Monica, 106pp. Ill.
Articles:
AFMo88NO37 [SN's]
92JL28
99AU38 {F}
28AEQ1
APic66JA12 [65 Airwar]
" 66DE451
" 84MR87 {N}
15FRI60AP13
18 63MY23
24 68NO42
12WAPJ138
FI80NO8p1779 {HAL}
01AI71JN16
02 72AP177
MY227
03 72DE275 {N}
09 75OC170
25 83DE275 {F}
33 87AU69 {C}
DE267 {F}
38 90JN295
39 90DE313 pt.1 {N}
40 91JA34 pt.2 "
ver 04C
Links:Indian AF unofficial
Indian AF
unofficial
http://www.students.uiuc.edu/~chttpdhy/Hlink.html
Indian AF unofficial
http://smartcad.me.wisc.edu/~tushar/aviation
Indian AF unofficial
http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Pagoda/1697/
Indian
AF unofficial
http://www.geocities.com/HotSprings/2839/aircraft.html
Indian AF
http://fly.tu/alok.com/
Indian AF unofficial
http://members.tripod.com/~jaganPVS/index.htm
WWW:
students.uiuc.edu/~chttpdhy/Hlink.html (couldn't find 404)
geocities.com/Pentagon/6962/index.html
ee.tamu.edu/~nandan/IAF.html
armedforces.nic.in/airforce
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