In a first, Dakota aircraft to take part in Air Force Day fly past; other vintage planes to be included too
Dakota aircraft, which played a vital role in the 1947-48 India-Pakistan war, was restored to its original glory and inducted into the Vintage Aircraft Flight of the Indian Air Force in May this year.
Oct 03, 2018, 12:24 PM IST
Dakota joins IAF more than four decades after the aircraft fleet was phased out
The Dakota DC-3 VP 905 was formally inducted into the IAF at a grand ceremony at Hindan where a key was received by the Chief of Air Staff Air Marshal B S Dhanoa from Air Commodore (retd) M K Chandrasekhar whose son and Rajya Sabha MP Rajeev Chandrasekhar bought and restored the aircraft.
May 05, 2018, 14:56 PM IST
Photos: Vintage military aircraft Dakota reaches India
A fully refurbished Dakota DC3l, a World War II-era vintage military transport aircraft, landed at the Air Force station in Jamnagar in Gujarat on April 25, 2018.
Apr 26, 2018, 00:19 AM IST
IAF welcomes World War II-era Dakota DC-3 plane as it lands in Gujarat
A large fleet of Dakota DC-3 served in the IAF till 1988.
Apr 25, 2018, 19:00 PM IST
World war II-era Dakota, acquired from scrap, set to join Indian Air Force - See Pics
World War II-era Dakota underwent a six-year-long restoration in the UK and will join the vintage fleet of IAF at the Hindon Air Base in Uttar Pradesh.
Feb 13, 2018, 22:41 PM IST
Acquired from scrap, restored Dakota to join IAF fleet in March
A fully-refurbished World War II-era Dakota is all set to be flown to India next month, to become a proud possession of the IAF. The plane, which underwent a six-year-long restoration in the UK, will join the vintage fleet at the Hindon Air Base in Uttar Pradesh.
Feb 13, 2018, 17:48 PM IST
