Registration / Serial: | BM769 |
Aircraft Original Type: | De Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou |
Aircraft Generic Type: | De Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou (C-7/AC-1/V-2) |
Aircraft Version: | De Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou |
C/n (msn): | 77 |
Operator Titles: | India - Air Force |
City / Area: | Shillong / IAF Museum [ Off-Airport ] |
Country: | India |
Collection: | Indian Air Force Museum (Shillong) |
Photo Date: | 7 August 2022 |
Photo by: | Arjun SarupContact |
Photo ID: | 491737Submit Correction |
View count: | 246 |
Only Caribou on display in northeast India at IAF Museum Shillong. This ex-US Army aircraft was among the first two delivered on 8 Jan 1963 to No. 33 Sqn. "Himalayan Geese", serving till it crashed at Walong ALG in 1985. The Sqn. flew 26 of the type. It earned a name for having undertaken supply drops, recce, paratrooping, night bombing and logistic support among its many roles. In the 1971 Indo-Pak War, the Sqn. led the Tangail paradrop, after which it flew the Bangladesh interim cabinet into Dacca and flew out VIP POWs.
Registration / Serial: | BM769 |
Aircraft Version: | De Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou |
C/n (msn): | 77 |
Operator Titles: | India - Air Force |
City / Area: | Shillong / IAF Museum [ Off-Airport ] | Country: | India |
Photo Date: | 7 August 2022 |
Photo by: | Arjun SarupContact |
Registration / Serial: | BM769 |
Aircraft Original Type: | De Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou |
Aircraft Generic Type: | De Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou (C-7/AC-1/V-2) |
Aircraft Version: | De Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou |
C/n (msn): | 77 |
Operator Titles: | India - Air Force |
City / Area: | Shillong / IAF Museum [ Off-Airport ] |
Country: | India |
Collection: | Indian Air Force Museum (Shillong) |
Photo Date: | 7 August 2022 |
Photo by: | Arjun SarupContact |
Photo ID: | 491737Submit Correction |
View count: | 246 |
Only Caribou on display in northeast India at IAF Museum Shillong. This ex-US Army aircraft was among the first two delivered on 8 Jan 1963 to No. 33 Sqn. "Himalayan Geese", serving till it crashed at Walong ALG in 1985. The Sqn. flew 26 of the type. It earned a name for having undertaken supply drops, recce, paratrooping, night bombing and logistic support among its many roles. In the 1971 Indo-Pak War, the Sqn. led the Tangail paradrop, after which it flew the Bangladesh interim cabinet into Dacca and flew out VIP POWs.
Registration / Serial: | BM769 |
Aircraft Version: | De Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou |
C/n (msn): | 77 |
Operator Titles: | India - Air Force |
City / Area: | Shillong / IAF Museum [ Off-Airport ] | Country: | India |
Photo Date: | 7 August 2022 |
Photo by: | Arjun SarupContact |