| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 1606 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | North American F-86 Sabre |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Canadair CL-13 Sabre |
| Aircraft Version: | Canadair CL-13B Sabre 6 |
| C/n (msn): | 1606 |
| Operator Titles: | Pakistan - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Delhi - Indira Gandhi InternationalMap |
| Country: | India |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: VIDP IATA: DEL Local: - Other: - |
| Collection: | Indian Air Force Museum (Palam) |
| Photo Date: | 7 August 2021 |
| Photo by: | Arjun Sarup |
| Photo ID: | 400833 |
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On display at IAF Museum Palam, this former PAF Sabre was presented by the Bangladesh Air Force to Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria in 2021 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the War of Liberation. PAF Sabres of 14 Sqn. were based at Tejgaon, which was struck around the clock by the IAF in Dec. 1971, rendering the airfield useless. The Sabre was inducted in the PAF in the mid-50s, opposed the IAF in 1965 and 1971 and was retired in 1980. This Sabre has red circles painted around damage done to it. This photo is copyright © Arjun Sarup, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 13 October 2021, and has since been viewed 786 times. |