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Note: Bharat Rakshak is extremely grateful to the Indian Air Force, Peter Steinemann, Phil Camp, Simon Watson, Pushpinder Singh Chopra and Sanjay Simha for their permission to let us use so many of their excellent pictures. All pictures displayed in these galleries are from the Indian Air Force, unless specified otherwise. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part in any form or medium without express written permission of The Copyright Holder is strictly prohibited.]]> en-us www.bharat-rakshak.com Gallery 2 RSS Module, version 1.1.7 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:05:37 +0000 120 http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Images/77-33866/Vintage.jpg http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Images/Vintage/ http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Images/Vintage/Transports/Tu124/V644B.jpg.html http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Images/Vintage/Transports/Tu124/V644B.jpg.html
Tupolev Tu-124 (V644) of the Air HQ Comm Squadron at Muharraq in May 1970. The aircraft Rajdoot is the survivor on display at Palam.

Photo Copyright: Robert Shaw via Richard Vandervord.
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Tupolev Tu-124 (V644) of the Air HQ Comm Squadron at Muharraq in May 1970. The aircraft Rajdoot is the survivor on display at Palam.

Photo Copyright: Robert Shaw via Richard Vandervord.
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Tupolev Tu-124 (V644) of the Air HQ Comm Squadron at Muharraq in May 1970. The aircraft Rajdoot is the survivor on display at Palam.

Photo Copyright: Robert Shaw via Richard Vandervord.
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An-12 L646 transited through RAF Muharraq in September 1970 on its way USSR for an overhaul.

Photo Copyright: Robert Shaw via Richard Vandervord
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An-12 L646 transited through RAF Muharraq in September 1970 on its way USSR for an overhaul.

Photo Copyright: Robert Shaw via Richard Vandervord
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Target Tug Dakota HJ247 at Santa Cruz airfield in 1970. Robert was going past in an aircrew bus to an RAF Argosy. He couldnt miss the opportunity to take two shots of this lovely aircraft. This photograph is actually a "stitch" of two shots taken by Robert that day.

Photo Copyright: Robert Shaw (Via Richard Vandervord)
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Super Constellation BG579 'D' passing through Muharraq May 1970. Robert Shaw captured this picture on an his "grotty Agfa".

Photo Copyright: Robert Shaw
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Super Constellation BG579 'D' passing through Muharraq May 1970. Robert Shaw captured this picture on an his "grotty Agfa".

Photo Copyright: Robert Shaw
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V644 Rajdoot is one of the two survivors of three IAF Tu-124s used as VIP transports. One Tu-124 (V643) crashed at Jorhat in 1977 and killed the cockpit crew. However many others aboard the aircraft, including the Prime Minister Moraji Desai, survived the crash.
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Tu-124 V644 "Rajdoot" in flight. The aircraft is currently preserved at Palam
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Vampire IB-1626 in Indian Navy Colours. This was one of the half a dozen or so Vampires taken over by the Navy for the purpose of Jet Training. Photo Courtesy:LiveFist
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