The Indian Air Force Museum
1948-1957.
Percival Prentice The Percival Prentice was the ab-initio trainer for the IAF in the late Forties and the Early Fifties. |
Consolidated B-24 Liberator HE 924 is one of the 23 Surviving Liberator Bombers in the World. Incidentally the only two airworthy Liberators flying in the World in USA are Ex-Indian Air Force Aircraft. |
De Havilland DH 100 Vampire NF 52 This Vampire NF 52 (ID606) equipped No.10 Squadron at Palam during the 1950s. |
HAL HT-2 The HT-2 was the first HAL designed Trainer. This equipped the IAF to replace the prentice. IX737 is the aircraft on display. |
Sikorsky S-55 Whirlwind This Helicopter looks very similar to the Mil Mi-4. It was the first Heavy Lift Helicopter of the Indian Air Force. |
Dassault Mystere IVa Mystere IVa (IA 1329). This aircraft was one of the last six delivered to the IAF. The Mystere got the IAF its only posthumous MVC in 1965. |
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