On display at Government Museum Jaisalmer. Designed by Dr. Kurt Tank, the Marut prototype flew on 17 June 1961 as India's first indigenous jet fighter. It was fitted with a pair of RR Orpheus 703 engines but they were underpowered for the aircraft. The upper 30-mm Aden gun ports are faired over. Inducted in the IAF in April 1967, these aircraft equipped No. 10 Sqn "Winged Daggers," No. 220 Sqn "Desert Tigers" and No. 31 Sqn "Lions." The Marut was used in the recce and ground attack role in the 1971 war, shooting down a PAF F-86 in the west. The type was phased out in 1983.

HF-24 Marut is an Indian fighter-bomber aircraft, first Indian-developed jet aircraft, first Asian supersonic aircraft and first Asian jet fighter (outside Soviet Union) used in active service. The prototype was flown in 1961, and from 1967 the first serial aircraft entered service with HAL. The leading designer of the Marut was Kurt Tank, the constructor of the Focke-Wulf 190. Total 147 HF-24 were built and this airframe is probably the only one on display outside of India.

On display at IAF Museum Palam. Designed by Dr. Kurt Tank, the Marut prototype first flew on 17 June 1961 as India's first indigenous jet fighter. It was fitted with a pair of RR Orpheus 703 engines, but they were underpowered for the aircraft. Inducted in the IAF in April 1967, the Marut equipped No. 10 Sqn. "Winged Daggers", No. 220 Sqn. "Desert Tigers" and No. 31 Sqn. "Lions". The Marut was used in the recce and ground attack role in the 1971 war. The type was phased out in 1983.

This Marut is perhaps the most interesting, and certainly unexpected, exhibit in this wonderful museum.

This rare bird moved from Oberschleissheim to Wernigerode, Saxony-Anhalt. Unfortunately it's just as difficult to photograph here. The surprising size of Kurt Tank's Indian jet fighter doesn't help - it's almost 16 m (52 ft) long.

Indian Air Force fighter type designed by German tean led by Kurt Tank.

View inside the amazing Indian Air Force Museum. The Marut was India's first indigenously designed fighter and also her first supersonic aircraft. It was designed by Dr Kurt Tank of FW-190 fame. Alongside is the tail unit of a damaged Su-7, no doubt a relic from the 1971 Indo-Pakistan War. The HT-2 trainer in the foreground was also home-grown

A Marut in Germany. This Indian jet fighter was designed by Kurt Tank, of Fw 190 fame.