Indian Air Force Hunter F.56 serial numbers pack

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Indian Air Force Hunter F.56 serial numbers pack

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This pack contains serial numbers of 160 Hunter F.56s delivered to the Indian Air Force.Also included are serial numbers of a couple of F-86 killers from the 1965 war:

1. BA245 No. 7 Sqn" Battle Axes" F-86 Kill by Fg. Off. P S Pingale(1965)

2. BA250 No.14 Sqn "Bulls" F-86 Kill by Flt. Lt. A T Cooke(1965)

 

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Hunters of the IAF

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A delegation from India visited Hawker in the UK in 1956 to consider purchase of either the Hunter F.4 or the F.6. Not surprisingly they chose the F.6, ordering 182 in 1957, including 160 "F.56s" , which were F.6s with cannon muzzle blast deflectors and brake chutes, and 22 "T.66" trainers.

 

The first 16 F.56s were actually F.6s obtained directly from RAF stocks, which were modified to F.56 standard after delivery to India. The remaining F.56s were delivered from Hawker. Initial delivery of the F.56 to India was on 11 October 1957, with the type going into squadron service at the end of the year.By the end of 1961 Indian Air Force (IAF) Hunters were up to strength, equipping seven squadrons. They were generally painted in standard RAF green / dark gray / light gray colors.

 

Indian Hunters are believed to have participated in "Operation Vijay(Victory)" - Liberation of Goa from Portuguese rule in 1961.

 

Indian Hunters saw their first major combat service during the Indo-Pakistan war of 1965, when they were mostly used in the ground-attack role.

 

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Installation

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Drop f56 folder to hunter directory. Copy hunter_1.bmp from IAF20 folder found within Hunter_F6 folder.

 

Many thanks to Armourdave for making the Hunter F.6 for SF.Thanks also to Sundowner for making an IAF skin for the Hunter.

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• Submitter
  ghostrider883
• Submitted
  07/05/2005
• Category
  Hunter, Lightning and Vampire Skins