Warbirds of India

	MiG-23MF SK-412 is the first air defence variant of the MiG-23 to be preserved for public display at Chiloda Traffic Circle. Pic Courtesy : Rahul Devnath
Another view of MiG-23MF SK-412 as seen around the begining of the year. Pic Courtesy : Rahul Devnath

The most prominent warbird of Gandhinagar is the MiG-23MF SK-412 . The aircraft was installed at the Chiloda Traffic Circle towards the begining of 2006. The aircraft was formally inagurated by Air Chief Marshal S P Tyagi when he visited the HQ of SWAC on January 17, 2006. Contributor Rahul Devnath was on site to take photographs of the aircraft as it was being prepared for display and these are presented on this page.

The two Sukhoi-7s near the Administrative block of Bhuj Air Force Base are marked B911 and B912. Since Bhuj never operated Sukhois, its believed that these airframes may have been transported from Jamnagar. Pic Courtesy : Alan Warnes - FLYPAST Magazine.

Bhuj was initially a civilian airfield in Gujarat, which was later turned into a forward Air Base in the Seventies. Situated near the town of Bhuj, this airfield recently suffered one of the most massive earthquakes to strike this area, even though no damage occurred to the aircraft, a number of base personnel and thier families lost their lives.