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Published: Wednesday, 19 November 2008 15:42

Lucknow

One of the rarest warbirds to turn up was the appearance of a Tupolev-124 Rajhans in the Lucknow Zoo. India had acquired three Tu-124s for its VIP requirements. One of the aircraft was lost in a crash at Jorhat and One is with the IAF Museum in Palam. The last remaining aircraft is now displayed in what is also known as the Banarasi Bagh here. The aircraft looks dusty in the photograph that appeared on Yahoo, and also has a stair case to the front door - Probably allowing the visitors to walk through it.

Tupolev-124 V-642 RajHans at the Lucknow Zoo. Photo Courtesy: AP Photo/Ajay Kumar Singh

Tupolev-124 V-642 RajHans at the Lucknow Zoo photographed in 2011. Photo Courtesy: Philip Camp

There is a Sainik School in Sarojini Nagar in Lucknow city. Located on the Lucknow-Kanpur Road, the School is home to a Dassault Ouragan on thier premises. Donated by the IAF the Ouragan is maintained as a motivational monument for young students to inspire them to join the IAF.

Two Views of the Dassault Ouragan IC-567 from Sainik School, Lucknow. The aircraft has its Canopy in the open position and it looks like that the plexiglass canopy has shattered long time back. The aircraft retains its wingtip fuel tanks.