Alfred Fartknocker: CG803 and another Indian Coast Guard Chetak at Vijayawada, in Andhra Pradesh, India.
Alfred Fartknocker: Z1430, an IAF Chetak, flies at Aero India 2017
Alfred Fartknocker: Z3045 at Yelahanka AB.
Alfred Fartknocker: Pooja tries on a Ted Baker frock.
Alfred Fartknocker: A HAL Dhruv helicopter of the Indian Army flies near HAL old airport in Bangalore.
Alfred Fartknocker: RK-3453. Great looking jet! IL-78MKI.
Alfred Fartknocker: India operated seven MiG-25RB. Here is KP355 preserved at Palam AB.
Alfred Fartknocker: C-17A Globemaster III 05-5152 "HH" arrives at Aero India 2017. It flew over from Hickam AFB in Hawai'i.
Alfred Fartknocker: This Indian AF Sukhoi Su-7BMK, B888 was displayed outside at Palam for years in an o/a silver scheme. The refurbishing of the exhibits underway here has seen it painted into this better looking scheme.
Alfred Fartknocker: IN540 is an ex USN UH-3H now flying for the Indian Navy.
Alfred Fartknocker: This Indian AF MiG-21UM is U2974. Preserved at Bangalore.
Alfred Fartknocker: P-144 arrives in India, from Switzerland. Those extra fuel tanks look useful.
Alfred Fartknocker: IN313 on approach. This a Tupolev Tu-142MK-E.
Alfred Fartknocker: A3674 flies at Aero India 2017. Yelahanka A.B.
Alfred Fartknocker: This pic might record the first S-64 Skycrane movement in India.
Alfred Fartknocker: IN-239 is a locally built Dornier 228 of the Indian Navy. Seen at its home base of Dabolim, Goa.
Alfred Fartknocker: Indian Army Dhruv, IA-1111 just before dropping the jeep from way too high....
Alfred Fartknocker: K2704, an Indian AF Antonov AN-32 'CLINE' taxies for departure at Yelahanka AB.
Alfred Fartknocker: This impossibly rare Hawker Tempest II is on display at Palam. They recently added the early 'Wheel of Dharma' style roundels to IAF HA623.
Alfred Fartknocker: HAL Kiran, U700
Alfred Fartknocker: An Indian AF Mi-17IV, and four others, wait at Novosibirsk for their return to warmer climes.
Alfred Fartknocker: The light is going as Aero India 2015 comes to an end. At this time there is a sudden flurry of movements and here, H-1512, a license built HS.748 gets going. It's known as an 'Avro' in India.
Alfred Fartknocker: H-1512 looks straight from the fifties in this smart paint job.
Alfred Fartknocker: BH-1011 is an HAL 748. Seen at Ahmedabad Airport.
Alfred Fartknocker: There's a BEAR in the air!
Alfred Fartknocker: H.S. Gnat F.1, IE1059 is a genuine UK built (by Folland, not Hawker Siddeley) example. It carried XK768 originally, and is a very early example, c/n FL7.
Alfred Fartknocker: SB413 trails its parachute. The light is better in the afternoon here.
Alfred Fartknocker: Indian Navy Sea Harrier FRS.51, IN621 is being repainted at Goa.
Alfred Fartknocker: Z2453 at Aero India 2015
Alfred Fartknocker: A filthy Indian AF An-32B gets airborne. K3060.