Aircraft Photo of VP905 | Douglas C-47B Dakota | India - Air Force | AirHistory.net #715941
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:VP905
Aircraft Original Type:Douglas DC-3
Aircraft Generic Type:Douglas DC-3 (C-47 Skytrain/Dakota)
Aircraft Version:Douglas C-47B Dakota
C/n (msn):32820/16072
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
Local Operator Name:भारतीय वायु सेना
Aircraft Name:Parashurama
Location
City / Airport:YelahankaMap
Country:India
Airport Codes:ICAO: VOYK   IATA: -   Local: -   Other: -
Event:Aero India 2023
 
Photo Date:15 February 2023
Photo by:Arjun Sarup
Photo ID: 715941
Photo Comment

"Parashurama" taxiing in at Aero India 2023. It bears the name of the warrior avatar of Lord Vishnu. This Dakota was RAF's KN397, later G-AMSV and N347DK. Donated by R. Chandrasekhar, MP, it joined the IAF Heritage Flight in 2018 after the Tiger Moth and Harvard. The tail number bears a special significance as VP905 of No. 12 Sqn "Yaks" was the first to land at Srinagar on 27 Oct 47 carrying troops of 1 Sikh to save the town and area from Pakistani raiders, marking the start of the 1947-48 Indo-Pak War.

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