'Mangat' painted on the tail of this Su-7 from No. 32 Sqn., which was successfully flown back after battle damage by Wg. Cdr. HS Mangat in 1971. Crests of No. 26, 32, 101 and 108 Sqn., some of the Su-7BMK operators, are painted on the port side.
First of the Gnats to be accepted by the IAF in 1958. It was delivered from the UK in the hold of a Fairchild C-119G. The Gnat earned the reputation of 'Sabre Killer’ after the 1965 and 1971 wars against Pakistan. Displayed at IAF Museum Palam.
Built in 1939 at Regensburg, recovered from a lake in Nov. 2009. It still carries traces of its dark blue paint. Possibly from 2./JG 103 based at Parow, this Taifun was reported lost with crew on 14.12.44, shot down from above as bullet holes indicate.
Used by Deutscher Luftsportverband (DLV) around 1935. Training for 'C' gliding proficiency certificates continued under the Flieger-Hitlerjugend and instructors from Nationalsozialistisches Fliegerkorps (NSFK) towards forming future Luftwaffe pilots.
In the Luftwaffenmuseum. Designed by DFS for use by the Flieger-Hitlerjugend and Nationalsozialistisches Fliegerkorps (NSFK) towards forming future Luftwaffe pilots. Successful training on the SG-38 would result in an ‘A’ gliding proficiency certificate.
Preserved at the Imperial War Museum. This aircraft was captured in Germany towards the end of the war. It was to be the upper component of a Mistel S-3B composite aircraft, assigned to KG 200.