The Indian Air Force has operated a series of trainers from the Tiger Moth, Prentice, Harvard, HT-2, Kiran, Vampire T Mk 22 and Iskra. In 2002 The IAF ordered 66 Hawk Mk 132Ys for induction from 2007 onwards. This is the Italeri Mk 100 used by the Australians, the NATO flying training school and several other nations.
The only mods required were the removal of the chaff and flare dispenser at the base of the fin, the sidewinder rails on the wing tips, three of the five fences on each wing and the formation lights. The wing tip rails were replaced by scratch built mass balancers. The ac is in the overall grey adopted by all IAF ac since 2000.
The model is hand painted in local enamels and decals are from the spares box and from Bright Spark UK. The paint scheme and details are thanx to UK artist Keith Woodcock who did all the home work for his painting of the IAF Hawk on commission by BAe.
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