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Cavalry Tank Museum and the War Relics Website
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- Published: Tuesday, 05 April 2011 14:24
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The nth iteration of the War Relics Website is now online - with a feature on the Cavalry Tank Museum at Ahmednagar.
The Canberras still fly
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- Published: Thursday, 11 December 2008 17:38
- Phil Camp and Simon Watson
 | Three of the Canberras of 'B' Flight of 106 Squadron, IP-990 , IF-901 and P-1098 undergoing checks at Agra. Pic Courtesy: Simon Watson |
Obituary : B Harry (Harish Balaji Kannan)
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- Published: Monday, 28 December 2009 16:06
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The following was posted on the Bharat Rakshak Forums.
 Harry passed away in May 2007. Cause is heart attack.Link to the news item I was his classmate in college. He did have an amazing knowledge about military technology as ascertained from his interaction with a defense scientist at the IIT-Madras tech seminar on the LCA in 2004. |
B Harry (Harish Balaji Kannan) was a regular contributor to this website as well. He was one of the few Indians to have an interest in Warbirds and thus he would regularly go out on Warbird Hunts. Dozens of his photos can be found in the Chennai section and other places. He went "off the scope" in May 2007. Harry valued his privacy very much. So much that he was accessible only by email or by IM. The result was that his demise went unnoticed for so long. and Sadly, we found out about this only now.
RIP Harry.
The Great Warbird Auction 1976
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- Published: Thursday, 11 December 2008 16:52
- Peter Arnold
Courtesy: Mr. Peter Arnold, Key Mags Forum
The Iskra Phasing out Ceremony
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- Published: Thursday, 11 December 2008 19:13
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The Phase out ceremony
The aircraft was officially phased out on December 16, 2004 at Hakimpet at a solemn ceremony conducted in the afternoon. The Air Officer Commanding, AFS Hakimpet, Air Commodore Rakesh Kacker VM received the Chief Guest for the event, Air Marshal B N Gokhale AVSM VM, Senior Air Staff Officer, Training Command.
 | The final flypast by three Iskras escorted by two Kiran Mk IIs |
| As the Iskras approached the dias, the Kirans pulled up and away as the Iskras carried on. |  |
There were five Iskras put up as a static display at the venue. Three Iskras were earmarked for a flypast and two more were on standby. A simple flypast of three Iskras escorted by two Kiran Mk IIs was done after which, the Iskras carried out a head on 'Trishul' (Trident) pass over the dais.
Indian Warbird Census crosses 300 mark.
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- Published: Thursday, 11 December 2008 16:51
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When this website started, we presented a list of known Indian Warbirds - and they numbered around 80 as on January 2001. Now thanks to our website visitors, contributions and personal efforts, our catalogue of preserved warbirds has crossed the 300 mark. The current total is 306 identified and located warbirds. It should be pointed out that about 30 out of these 306 are either derelict or wreckages or training airframes which we have made note of. It should be pointed out here that the total does not include another 20 or so TS-11 Iskras expected to be sent for preservation in the near future.
Leading Populous Type : Gnat
Its no surprise that the Gnat / Ajeet combination leads the survey with nearly 39 aircraft identified around the country and more reports and sightings pouring in even as we speak. This also translates into a 12% survivor ratio of all the aircraft that served with the IAF.
Benares Hurriane takes to the Air
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- Published: Thursday, 11 December 2008 19:07
- Damien Burke
Photos Courtesy: Damien Burke and HandMade by Machine Ltd. | |
 | Hurricane Mk 1 R4118 (G-HUPW) takes to the air. |
It is now over four years since the Benares Hindu University's Engineering College (BENCO) sold the derelict Hurricane that was lying on its campus to englishman Peter Vacher. After a three year marathon restoration effort to make it airworthy, the Hurricane, R-4118 has taken to the air.
The aircraft was first reported to have been sold in early reports , Subsequently it was identified as R4118 and its construction number is G592301. It was registered in the United Kingdom as G-HUPW.Army gets the spotlight in Bollywood, Navy and Air Force ignored
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- Published: Thursday, 11 December 2008 16:50
- Mrityunjay Bose
By Mrityunjay Bose (UNI) |
Mumbai, June 28 (UNI) Bollywood may have hit the 'Lakshya' (target) with several films on the Indian Army over the past few decades, but filmmakers seem to have chosen to ignore the heroics of the saviours in the skies and and on the sea -- even though some television serials have concentrated on these arms of the Indian Defence.
But if Anil Sharma's 'Ab Tumhare Hawale Watan Sathiyo' is a sign of things to come, the scene looks set to change. Mr Sharma's film portrays the grit and daring of the 'Men in White' who take on the enemies over the blue waters.
Part of the film has already been shot in Vishakhapatnam at the Eastern Naval Command while some more shooting remains to be done on board the de-commissioned aircraft carrier 'Vikrant', Defence Ministry spokesperson Commander Abhay Lambhate confirmed here.IIT-K, PEC and HAL Ozhar Trip Report
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- Published: Thursday, 11 December 2008 19:03
- Rishi Tandon
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Soaring Again - India Today Article
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- Published: Thursday, 11 December 2008 16:49
- Sandeep Unnithan
