Vayu Aerospace and Defence

The first- and the last !

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How it all started in India : the 2-seat Harrier demonstrat­or (G-VTOL) at Sarfarjang Airport, in the heart of New Delhi, seen above being presented to the Indian Air Force after its successful trials with the Indian Navy in Cochin and onboard the INS Vikrant. In the event, the Indian Navy ordered the Sea Harrier which played a dramatic role onboard the INS Vikrant and later the INS Viraat, but the IAF did not take the case forward for Harriers to operate from hot and high airbases in the Himalayas.

Many years later the first Indian Naval Sea Harrier arrived at INS Hansa, flown by (then) Captain Arun Prakash on 16 December 1983. The Sea Harriers thereafter served with INAS 300 ( White Tigers) till they were supplanted 33 years later by the MiG-29K, on 11 May 2016.

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 ?? The pictures above were taken by Angad Singh of Vayu Aerospace Review at Dabolim On 11 May 2016. ?? Auld Lang Syne : Sea Harrier being given a fond farewell at INS Hansa in May 2016
The pictures above were taken by Angad Singh of Vayu Aerospace Review at Dabolim On 11 May 2016. Auld Lang Syne : Sea Harrier being given a fond farewell at INS Hansa in May 2016
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