A good number of Public Schools have been gifted with retired
aircraft. The Airforce School, the Army Public School , Modern School being some of
them. Modern School on the Barakhamba Road very near to Connaught Place has a Hawker
Hunter (BA-241) on display opposite their school building.
| Port View of the Hunter
BA 241 at Modern School, Bara Khamba Road. The aircraft is complete in all aspects
externally. |
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| This front three
quarters view shows the neat profile of the Hunter. The Inlet covers are in place, but the
Jet exhaust cover is missing, making it into a litter bin. To take permission for taking
this pictures, I had to go through four of the schools officials, all the way to the
Principal. who finally OKayed the request. |
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| A close up
of the Front part of the Hunter shows the three plaques adorning the Hunter. The Black one
on the right is a commemorative one signifying the handing over of the aircraft by ACM S K
Mehra. The white on under the nose lists the aircraft's history. finally a small placard
attached to the front nose wheel strut explains the role of a Maintenance Wing in
transporting and erecting this aircraft at this school. |
The aircraft was presented to the School by
Air Chief Marshal S K Mehra before his retirement. ACM Mehra is an alumni of this
school. The Hunter is in quite good condition for all its exposure to the elements.
The aircraft was previously known to have
been flying with the No.20 Squadron 'Lightnings' as recently as the early 90s. It makes a
brief appearance in the Indian Air Force's Diamond Jubilee film 'Salt of the Earth'.
The aircraft was installed here in April 1991.
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