Wreckage recovered off the Kerala Coast Dec 2006:  Wg Cdr V G Kumar (Retd) first pointed out that local Kerala news agencies have reported that fishermen have recovered an aircraft wreckage from the sea near Trissur.  at Chakkavad village. Subsequently the Hindu newspaper carried a couple of photographs   ...[More]

Akash Mess Warbirds Update Sept 2006:  Sandeep Unnithan reports that the Warbirds at the Akash mess are to be relocated elsewhere. A new MiG-21 nose has been added as a display inside the main building. ...[More]

Missing Bf-109 surfaces in the UK? Sept 2006:  The UK Civil Aircraft Register G-INFO shows a new aircraft registered with the same werk number as the previous missing Indian Bf-109. ...[More]

MiG-25 Foxbats Phased out: The Indian Air Force has phased out its MiG25s at a ceremony on 1st May 2006. An exclusive report on what is going to happen to each warbird and how some of them have already arrived at thier final destinations!   ...[More]

Farewell to the Foxbats Mar 2006: The Indian Air Force is all set to phase out its small fleet of MiG-25 Foxbats on 1st of May 2006. The news first came to us via Sandeep Unnithan. ...[More]

Heritage Museum, Jodhpur Oct  2005, : Heritage Museum at Air Force Station, Jodhpur is one of the prestigious museums established by the Indian Air Force. The Museum features a Sukhoi, Marut and a MiG-27 on display ...[More]

Retrieving the Relics Oct 2005, : The Indian Army launched an expedition titled Punar Uthan II to retrieve the wreckage and personal effects of those lost in the An-12 crash in 1968. The mission was organised by 8th Mtn Division ....[More]

MiG-23 Unveiled at Gandhinagar. Air Chief Marshal S P Tyagi recently unveiled a plaque on a MiG-23 MF at Gandhinagar. This is the first MiG-23 MF on public display in the country. News reports on the event are featured in this page....[More]

SALVEX 2005 ends with retrieval of Sea Hawk   It appears that No.41 Repair and Salvage Unit from Ambala has been on a restoration Spree. The following News articles appeared in the papers about the wreckage of a DHC-3 Otter that has been restored by the Unit.  Another report from the Tribune indicated that a New Hunter was installed at the Ambala Air Force Station. ....[More]

Vintage Otter and Hunter at Ambala. It appears that No.41 Repair and Salvage Unit from Ambala has been on a restoration Spree. The following News articles appeared in the papers about the wreckage of a DHC-3 Otter that has been restored by the Unit.  Another report from the Tribune indicated that a New Hunter was installed at the Ambala Air Force Station. ....[More]

Dakotas at Palam! A report: Thanks to Google Earth, a revolutionary free software that lets you view high resolution imagery of Delhi airport, we are able to confirm the existence of two Dakotas, the three HS-748s and a host of other aircraft movements. ......[More].

Japanese Bomber relics at Kanpur. Vishal Kapoor sends us a discovery - A propeller of a Japanese WW2 bomber that was downed in 1943, now preserved at the Kanpur Club! Presented by none other than Mr. Irwin of the Irwin Parachute Company!....[More]

Farewell to the Iskra - The Indian Air Force retired its fleet of PZL TS-11 Iskra jet trainers in a special ceremony held at Air Force Station Hakimpet on the 16th of December 2004. We were there to cover the event in detail  ....[More]

Benares Hurricane Recover Pictures! Aeroplane Monthly magazine publishes photographs of the recovery of R4118 from Varanasi. This aircraft has already flown its first post restoration flight in England and this event is reported in this article . ....[More]

Influx of Iskra warbirds in the offing. The Indian Air Force had officiallyl retired the Iskra jet trainer from active duty. As many as 25 surplus aircraft are slated to be distributed around the country for gate guardian duties in the near future .....[More]

Benares Hurricane takes to the air!. Peter Vacher's Hurricane Mk 1 R4118 undertakes its first post restoration flight in England. Damien Burke captures the aircraft in flight in his splendid photographs ....[More]

HAL and PEC Trip Report. Rishi Tandon writes about the aircraft at PEC Chandigarh and HAL Ozhar, as well as some pictures of IIT Kanpur's aircraft ....[More]

Restoring the Caribou. A Caribou has recently been presented to the Indian Air Force Museum in Palam. This aircraft BM-774 was a derelict lying in Jorhat before it was earmarked for restoration  ....[More]

Mi-8 Gifted to PEC Chandi-garh. 3BRD installs a Mi-8 helicopter on the premises of PEC   Chandigarh on 29 Jan 2004. Z-1381 is the first Mi-8 to have exhausted its TTL ....[More]

Wright Flyer unveiled at VITM. The VITM in Bangalore now boasts a newly built Wright Flyer replica. This aircraft was constructed out of original Smiths  ....[More]

Crashed Sea Harrier salvaged from Sea! January 1, 2004:The Indian Navy had salvaged a Sea Harrier that crashed in the sea on August 24. The aircraft might find itself as the latest Warbird on the block ...[More]

Benares Hurricane takes shape! Peter Vacher's Hurricane G-HUPW that came from Benares takes shapes at Hawker Restorations in UK which is undertaking the pain-staking work. ...[More]

Missing An-12 Mystery Solved after 33 Years: Sept 1, 2003:It was a mystery waiting to be solved for more than 35 years. When some members from a trekking party from the Himalayan Mountaineering  ... [More]

Restored Spitfire MV-459 unveiled at Ambala August 1, 2003:We knew that the Spitfire recovered from the riverbed at Mullana had become a candidate for an internal restoration of the Indian Air Force ..... [More]

Spitfire found in Ambala River: A group of workers working on farm land stumbled onto the wreckage of a Spitfire buried in sand at the Rolanheri village in Ambala, in what could be the Discovery of this year [Click here]

Hidden Gems at Faridkot Palace: A link to a report on the video file on the Tribune India Website about the splendors of Faridkot. The Video shows the Maharaja's aircraft hangar and some rusting relics like a Sentinel and a Proctor. Click here

Preserved Dakota damaged in Thane
August 31  , 2001: The J K Singhania group preserves a Douglas Dakota DC-3 (VT-CEB) at the Multi-Million dollar Singhania Hospital in Thane City, near Mumbai. This Dakota is a World War 2 veteran and was flown by Mr. Vijaypat Singhania earlier and retired sometime in 1997. ..[More].

Canberras Still Fly! Air Forces Monthly February issue has a feature on IAF Canberras still flying from Agra. Atleast twelve Canberras have been collected in Agra to form the 'B' Flight of No.106 SPR Squadron to carry out Aerial Recce and Survey Photography. ..[More].

Hunters Last flight:October 8th, 2001: The Indian air force bid adieu to the Hawker Hunter after nearly 44 years of Service. The Hawker Hunter was officially phased out today at the Air Force Station Palam, with the last example making its flight during the AF Day celebrations......[More].

Hunter unveiled at Nagpur: December, 2001 A Hawker Hunter T.66 , was unveiled at Nagpur by the Chief of Air Staff, ACM A Y Tipnis. The aircraft was previously noted at Kalaikunda. ...[More].

Vikrant open for Navy Week
November 25th, Bombay: Celebrating the Navy Week which commences from 1st December, the Navy is throwing open the Ex-INS Vikrant for general public to visit. For the first time, a glimpse of what is in store for the Vikrant as a Museum can be observed during this time. There are Seven aircraft on display on the Aircraft Carrier. Some of the aircraft are displayed in action diaromas, with Mannequins in flying suits and equipment.[More]

Heritage Museum inaugrated Jodhpur
Sep 2001, Jodhpur: Air Chief Marshal AY Tipnis, Chief of Air Staff recently inaugurated the Air Force Museum, "The Heritage", at Jodhpur. Mrs Molina Tipnis, President, Air Force Wives Welfare Association (AFFWA), Air Marshal VK Bhatia, Air Officer Commanding in Chief, South Western Air Command (SWAC), Mrs Sunita Bhatia [More]

Peter Vacher's Hurricane (Ex-BHU)
Sep 2001, UK:The aircraft acquired from the Benares Hindu University by Peter Vacher of UK, was a rare Vintage Hawker Hurricane I. There are less than thirty surviving airframes and the acquisition of this aircraft by Mr. Vacher is a coup of sorts as the Hawker Hurricane is a much sought.....[More]

A Hawker Hurricane in Patna!??
August 2001 Believe it or not, A Hawker Hurricane is believed to be on display in Patna in the state of Bihar!. How reliable is this report? News of this aircraft surfaced in a recent issue of Aeroplane Magazine, which reported.... [More]

British Era Plane Debris recovered!
CHHINDWARA October 26, 1999 : The debris of an Army Dakota plane that crashed in 1938 have been found recently near village Ambadi under Sausar tehsil in Chhindwara district of Madhya Pradesh.The Dakota plane belonged to .. [More]

HAL Heritage Center to be unveiled!
BANGALORE, August 5th 2001: HAL is all set to unveil its heritage center located on the Airport road, at the HAL Complex.  Set up in thier erstwhile the... [More]

Benares Hindu University sells its Warbird to Briton:
Varanasi, - June 2001 - Peter Vacher, a flier and aviation enthusiast from Briton has suceeded in buying the World War 2 aircraft on display at the BHU Campus. ... [More]

Chance Vought  F-4U Corsair recovered from sea off QuilonKerala , April 2001 - The wreckage of a small aircraft that was reported by the fishing boat Hansantony off the Kollam (Quilon) Coast was retrieved at the Shaktikulangara Beach. Naval experts from INS Garuda identified the wreckage as that of a Vought F4U Corsair aircraft. This aircraft is a World War II [Read on]

The LCA takes to the Skies!!Bangalore , 4 January 2001 - The first combat aircraft to have been designed since the 1960s took to the air in Bangalore flown by Wg Cdr Rajiv Kothiyal....More in the Indian Aerospace News [Jan 2001]