| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | U845 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Hindustan HJT-16 Kiran |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Hindustan HJT-16 Kiran |
| Aircraft Version: | Hindustan HJT-16 Kiran IA |
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| Operator Titles: | India - Air Force |
| Local Operator Name: | भारतीय वायु सेना |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Hakimpet |
| Country: | India |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: - IATA: - Local: - Other: VOHK |
| Photo Date: | 7 December 2015 |
| Photo by: | Arjun Sarup |
| Photo ID: | 676391 |
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Getting airborne from AFS Hakimpet. First flown on Sept. 4, 1964, the Kiran was designed and built by HAL as a basic jet trainer. The first Kiran Mk.Is with the RR Viper 11 turbojet were inducted in the IAF in March 1968, equipping the Flying Instructors School (FIS) at Tambaram. Production was switched to the Mk.IA with hardpoints under the wings. This photo is copyright © Arjun Sarup, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 12 April 2024, and has since been viewed 189 times. |