| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | IX480 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Hindustan HT-2 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Hindustan HT-2 |
| Aircraft Version: | Hindustan HT-2 |
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| Operator Titles: | India - Air Force |
| Local Operator Name: | भारतीय वायु सेना |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | BangaloreMap |
| Country: | India |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: VOBG IATA: - Local: - Other: - |
| Collection: | HAL Heritage Centre |
| Photo Date: | 5 December 2015 |
| Photo by: | Arjun Sarup |
| Photo ID: | 506037 |
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On display at the HAL Heritage Centre and Aerospace Museum, Bangalore. The prototype first flew on 5 Aug 1951 in the hands of Capt Jimmy Munshi. It was the first Indian-built aircraft to achieve production status and first indigenous design to be accepted by the IAF in 1955 as an ab-initio trainer. This all-metal fixed undercarriage aircraft replaced the Tiger Moth and on it trained a number of IAF and IN pilots for Stage I at AFA, PTE and EFS till it retired from IAF service in 1989. Twelve HT-2s were exported to Ghana in 1958. This photo is copyright © Arjun Sarup, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 12 October 2022, and has since been viewed 306 times. |