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  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › List_of_historicalList of historical aircraft of the Indian Air Force - Wikipedia

    Aircraft. Westland Wapiti, one of the first aircraft flown by the Royal Indian Air Force. Consolidated-Vultee B-24 Liberator heavy bomber over the Deccan plateau in the early 1950s. Canberra medium bomber. Mystere IVA being armed with cannon rounds during September 1965.

    Name
    Origin
    Primary Role (s)
    Year Introduced
    Westland Wapiti
    United Kingdom
    Liaison
    1933
    Armstrong Whitworth Atalanta
    United Kingdom
    Transport
    1941
    Avro Anson I
    United Kingdom
    Basic trainer
    1942
    Boulton Paul Defiant TT.III
    United Kingdom
    Target tug
    1944

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  4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Indian_Air_ForceIndian Air Force - Wikipedia

    New aircraft added to the fleet included the US-built Vultee Vengeance, Douglas Dakota, the British Hawker Hurricane, Supermarine Spitfire, and Westland Lysander. In recognition of the valiant service by the IAF, King George VI conferred the prefix "Royal" in 1945. Thereafter the IAF was referred to as the Royal Indian Air Force. In 1950, when ...

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  6. www.firstpost.com › explainers › glorious-history-ofA look back at the glorious history of IAF's Avro 748, which ...

    Oct 28, 2022 · The Avro Hawker Siddeley HS748, a twin-engine turboprop military transport and freighter of British origin, has been used by the Indian Air Force since the 1960s. Now, the IAF will replace this ageing fleet with the Airbus' C-295, which will be manufactured in Vadodara

  7. www.peepultree.world › livehistoryindia › storyIndian Air Force: The Beginnings - peepultree.world

    Oct 6, 2018 · New aircrafts such as the American built Vultee Vengeance, Douglas DC-3 and the British Hawker Hurricane, Supermarine Spitfire and Westland Lysander were added to its fleet. Officials of No. 1 Squadron having a meal together | Wikimedia Commons.

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  8. www.hindustantimes.com › india-news › all-the-iaf-sAll the IAF’s flying, fighting machines: ‎Blenheim, Caribou ...

    Westland Wapiti: The Royal Indian Air Force (RIAF) was formed in 1933 in Karachi with four ‎Wapiti IIA aircraft. The British bi-planes served the IAF till 1945.

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  9. www.sps-aviation.com › storyThe Versatile Transport Fleet of the IAF - SP's Aviation

    On October 27, 1947, three Dakotas carrying troops of the First Battalion of the Sikh Regiment (1 SIKH) touched down in Srinagar in the nick of time to save the airfield from imminent capture by advancing lashkars (tribal armies) embedded with regulars from the Pakistan Army.

  10. www.defstrat.com › magazine_articles › iafs-new-eraIAF’s New Era: C-295MW Fleet to Replace the Vintage AVRO

    Nov 27, 2023 · The new fleet will enhance IAF’s capabilities and join the historic 11 Squadron “Rhinos”. On September 25, 2023, the Indian Air Force at Air Force Station Hindan, formally inducts the Airbus C-295MW to replace the Legendary AVRO (HS-748) aircraft, which first took to air on November 01, 1961.