Registration / Serial:BM769
Aircraft Original Type:De Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou
Aircraft Generic Type:De Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou (C-7/AC-1/V-2)
Aircraft Version:De Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou
C/n (msn):77
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
City / Area:Shillong / IAF Museum [ Off-Airport ]
Country:India
Collection:Indian Air Force Museum (Shillong)
Photo Date:7 August 2022
Photo by:Arjun SarupContact
Photo ID:491737Submit Correction
View count: 190
Only Caribou on display in northeast India at IAF Museum Shillong. This ex-US Army aircraft was among the first two delivered on 8 Jan 1963 to No. 33 Sqn. "Himalayan Geese", serving till it crashed at Walong ALG in 1985. The Sqn. flew 26 of the type. It earned a name for having undertaken supply drops, recce, paratrooping, night bombing and logistic support among its many roles. In the 1971 Indo-Pak War, the Sqn. led the Tangail paradrop, after which it flew the Bangladesh interim cabinet into Dacca and flew out VIP POWs.
Registration / Serial:BM769
Aircraft Version:De Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou
C/n (msn):77
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
City / Area:Shillong / IAF Museum [ Off-Airport ]
Country:India
Photo Date:7 August 2022
Photo by:Arjun SarupContact
Registration / Serial:BM769
Aircraft Original Type:De Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou
Aircraft Generic Type:De Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou (C-7/AC-1/V-2)
Aircraft Version:De Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou
C/n (msn):77
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
City / Area:Shillong / IAF Museum [ Off-Airport ]
Country:India
Collection:Indian Air Force Museum (Shillong)
Photo Date:7 August 2022
Photo by:Arjun SarupContact
Photo ID:491737Submit Correction
View count: 190
Only Caribou on display in northeast India at IAF Museum Shillong. This ex-US Army aircraft was among the first two delivered on 8 Jan 1963 to No. 33 Sqn. "Himalayan Geese", serving till it crashed at Walong ALG in 1985. The Sqn. flew 26 of the type. It earned a name for having undertaken supply drops, recce, paratrooping, night bombing and logistic support among its many roles. In the 1971 Indo-Pak War, the Sqn. led the Tangail paradrop, after which it flew the Bangladesh interim cabinet into Dacca and flew out VIP POWs.
Registration / Serial:BM769
Aircraft Version:De Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou
C/n (msn):77
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
City / Area:Shillong / IAF Museum [ Off-Airport ]
Country:India
Photo Date:7 August 2022
Photo by:Arjun SarupContact