Welcome to WoI - Warbirds of India. The FIRST and the ONLY website on the Internet dedicated only for the vintage aircraft of the Indian Subcontinent. If you dont find it here, chances are you wont find it anywhere else! In here, you can browse the following sections

Air Crashes

Over 2000 accidents are covered in this section, which has the accidents and losses for both war and in peace time. The IAF section covers 1000+ records and the PAF covers 215. The WW2 attrition section covers around 440+ .... ....[More]

Aircraft Accident Report Query Page

Civil Aircraft Register

WoI brings you the  Indian Civil Aircraft register. This is the only register on the web with nearly 2000 VT registrations that are both current as well as old ...[More]

Mag Watch 2006

Indian Express Nov 2006. Manu Pubby stirred a hornets nest by following up on our Sept's news story on the Me-109 that may have surfaced in the UK. His article (left) inspired a flurry of follow up articles in the main stream media.

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Also read the two page feature on my book in the Indian Express Jul 2006. by Rakesh Sinha and Shiv Aroor.

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Indian Warbirds Tour

The MiG-25R at Pune is now installed at the NDA at Khadakvasla. Manu Pubby's exclusive photos of the aircraft are supplemented by Sanjay Simha's Canberra T4 in Barielly and Dennis Duis discovers yet another Gnat - in Varanasi!    .....[More]

Warbirds List | Missing | Unconfirmed
Airport Derelicts

Warbird Sightings in India

More Sightings of New Vintage aircraft sent in by visitors and other sources that are not featured in the main master list .These will be added after confirmation from other sources. Have you seen them anywhere?...[More]

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Warbirds News & Features

Wreckage recovered off the Kerala Coast Dec 2006:  Wg Cdr V G Kumar (Retd) first pointed out that local Kerala news agencies have reported that fishermen have recovered an aircraft wreckage from the sea near Trissur.  at Chakkavad village. Subsequently the Hindu newspaper carried a couple of photographs   ...[More]

Akash Mess Warbirds Update Sept 2006:  Sandeep Unnithan reports that the Warbirds at the Akash mess are to be relocated elsewhere. A new MiG-21 nose has been added as a display inside the main building as well. The Marut has already been observed at the IAF Museum. ...[More]

Missing Bf-109 surfaces in the UK? Sept 2006:  The UK Civil Aircraft Register G-INFO shows a new aircraft registered with the same werk number as the previous missing Indian Bf-109.. Much discussions have ensued on Internet fora about the possibility  ...[More]

Other Headlines and Features
Jun 2006 Foxbats Phased out
Mar 2006 Farewell to the Foxbats
Chronicle of Calibre, Jodhpur Museum
Retrieving the Relics
WDY2005 DeHavilland Vampire F3
Born from the sea - Sea Hawk wreck
WDY2004 IAF Kanpur 1 and 2
Vintage Otter and Hunter at Ambala
Dakotas at Palam - Google View
The Great Warbird Auction of '76
Japanese Bomber Relics in Kanpur
Indian Warbird Census >300!
Farewell to the Iskra
Benares Hurricane recovery pics
Benares Hurricane takes to the air
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War Relics of India

A New subsite launched that deals with the various relics of war lying around the country. Click on image above to visit the site.
 

Warbirds Overseas

KS Nair writes the story of another B24 in the US, the only flying survivor in the world - 'Dragon and its Tail'. ...[More]

.Warbird Forum

  A new forum has been set up based on the famous phpbb format. This is the only place to discuss on various warbird and historical topics of interest.   ...[More]

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