India - Air Force Hindustan HT-2 IX732
Stewart Harris
Image ID: 704582
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Operator: India - Air Force - IX732
Aircraft: Hindustan - HT-2
Airport: India - Off Airport - India
Category: Main database
Photo taken on 2015-11-1 by Dipalay [Contact]
Camera setting: NIKON D5100, 1/60s, f/4.0 at 18mm ISO 500
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Image ID: 704582
Views: 928
Operator: India - Air Force - IX732
Aircraft: Hindustan - HT-2
Airport: India - Off Airport - India
Category: Main database
Photo taken on 2015-11-1 by Dipalay [Contact]
Camera setting: NIKON D5100, 1/60s, f/4.0 at 18mm ISO 500
Photographer's remark
(16.4.2016, 12:45 CET)
This type served for a period of 37 years starting from 1953 till 1990 in Indian Air Force fleet. This is a two seat basic trainer type of aircraft and is a metal fully aerobatic aircraft with a fixed under wing carriage and steerable tail wheel. This was Hindustan Aeronautics Limited's first aircraft of original design. These types replaced the Tiger Moth and was extensively used for training of over 5000 pilots of IAF, Indian Navy and Indian Army.
