Halwara
Halwara Air Force Station is situated south west of Ludhiana, and is on the Grand Trunk Road from Delhi to Amritsar at a junction of several rail lines. The town lies about 170 miles (270 km) northwest of Delhi . Halwara was in the center of action in the 65 and 71 wars. Aircraft like the Hunter, Mysteres, Canberras , MiG-21s operated from this airfield.Two aircraft are displayed at the war memorial in Halwara. A Hawker Hunter and a Sukhoi-7 flank the War Memorial obelisk in the airbase.
Sukhoi-7 [B785] and Hunter [BA233] at War Memorial
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- Halwara ::
- Published: Tuesday, 18 November 2008 17:44
- 9 Wing, AF
Halwara Air Force Station's War Memorial has two warbirds and a tribute to fallen aircrew.
MiG-23BN [SM276] at the Officer's Mess
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- Halwara ::
- Published: Tuesday, 18 November 2008 17:49
- 9 Wing, AF
Halwara was the solitary home to the MiG-23BN for years. One of then now watches over the Officers Mess of the Station.
HAL Gnat at NS Sekhon Memorial
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- Halwara ::
- Published: Saturday, 31 January 2009 22:07
- Ludhiana
The Birth place of Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon, the only Param Vir Chakra awardee of the Indian Air Force
