Notes:

Ship KC 3801 (Still at Lockheed Martin HQ, Marietta for some tests) was/is IAF's First American Built Aircraft in 40 Years. Ship KC 3802 (pictured here) was Officially Handed-Over to the IAF during a Ceremony at Marietta on December 16th 2010. Delivery Flight Routing: Feb 2nd 2011 > Marietta Dobbins > Glasgow > Athens > Abu Dhabi > Jamnagar > and finally at Hindon AFB 6:20pm on Feb 3rd 2011. It is now assigned to No.77 Squadron 'Veiled Vipers' under Group Captain Tejbir Singh who also flew the a/c here to Yelahanka.

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KC-3802 - Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 Hercules - India - Air Force

uday krishna KC-3802
1,362 4 0 Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 Hercules
KC-3802 - Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 Hercules - India - Air Force

ANSHUL KADAM KC-3802
4,153 6 0 Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 Hercules
KC-3802 - Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 Hercules - India - Air Force

Aneesh Bapaye KC-3802
5,947 2 0 Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 Hercules

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LY7701 - British Aerospace BAe 125-800A - Private

Radar flight trials aircraft on static display at Aero India 2023 carrying the name “Virupaksha” on the nose, a reference to the all-seeing Lord Shiva

Arjun Sarup LY7701
524 8 0 British Aerospace BAe 125-800A
KA2692 - Antonov An-32RE - India - Air Force

Evening arrival on Rwy 09 at Yelahanka

Arjun Sarup KA2692
836 10 0 Antonov An-32RE
LA5009 - Hindustan Aeronautics LCA Tejas Mk.I - India - Air Force

Tejas formation flying before the Hon’ble President of India and Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Armed Forces at Aero India 2021

Arjun Sarup LA5009
673 3 0 Hindustan Aeronautics LCA Tejas Mk.I

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IN317 - Tupolev Tu-142MK-E - India - Navy

The Tu-142's huge refuelling boom points in the direction of 240° magnetic amidst this ethereal dusk penumbra

Vishal Jolapara IN317
12,075 34 1 Tupolev Tu-142MK-E
SB175 - Sukhoi Su-30MKI - India - Air Force

Wg Cdr C

Vishal Jolapara SB175
10,569 11 1 Sukhoi Su-30MKI
SB175 - Sukhoi Su-30MKI - India - Air Force

Wg Cdr C

Vishal Jolapara SB175
11,911 5 0 Sukhoi Su-30MKI

Registration

KC-3802

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Feb 07, 2011

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Notes

Ship KC 3801 (Still at Lockheed Martin HQ, Marietta for some tests) was/is IAF's First American Built Aircraft in 40 Years. Ship KC 3802 (pictured here) was Officially Handed-Over to the IAF during a Ceremony at Marietta on December 16th 2010. Delivery Flight Routing: Feb 2nd 2011 > Marietta Dobbins > Glasgow > Athens > Abu Dhabi > Jamnagar > and finally at Hindon AFB 6:20pm on Feb 3rd 2011. It is now assigned to No.77 Squadron 'Veiled Vipers' under Group Captain Tejbir Singh who also flew the a/c here to Yelahanka.

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Canon 1Ds Mark III | Canon EF 16-35mm f2.8 L
KC-3802 - Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 Hercules - India - Air Force

uday krishna KC-3802
1,362 4 0 Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 Hercules
KC-3802 - Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 Hercules - India - Air Force

ANSHUL KADAM KC-3802
4,153 6 0 Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 Hercules
KC-3802 - Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 Hercules - India - Air Force

Aneesh Bapaye KC-3802
5,947 2 0 Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 Hercules
LY7701 - British Aerospace BAe 125-800A - Private

Radar flight trials aircraft on static display at Aero India 2023 carrying the name “Virupaksha” on the nose, a reference to the all-seeing Lord Shiva

Arjun Sarup LY7701
524 8 0 British Aerospace BAe 125-800A
KA2692 - Antonov An-32RE - India - Air Force

Evening arrival on Rwy 09 at Yelahanka

Arjun Sarup KA2692
836 10 0 Antonov An-32RE
LA5009 - Hindustan Aeronautics LCA Tejas Mk.I - India - Air Force

Tejas formation flying before the Hon’ble President of India and Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Armed Forces at Aero India 2021

Arjun Sarup LA5009
673 3 0 Hindustan Aeronautics LCA Tejas Mk.I
IN317 - Tupolev Tu-142MK-E - India - Navy

The Tu-142's huge refuelling boom points in the direction of 240° magnetic amidst this ethereal dusk penumbra

Vishal Jolapara IN317
12,075 34 1 Tupolev Tu-142MK-E
SB175 - Sukhoi Su-30MKI - India - Air Force

Wg Cdr C

Vishal Jolapara SB175
10,569 11 1 Sukhoi Su-30MKI
SB175 - Sukhoi Su-30MKI - India - Air Force

Wg Cdr C

Vishal Jolapara SB175
11,911 5 0 Sukhoi Su-30MKI
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Devesh Agarwal Bangalore Aviation
Devesh Agarwal Bangalore Aviation

Very nice catch Vishal. Very good for a hand-held shot. Shooting in the dark has its own benefits and you have maximised them.

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Murtaza Sattar

Nice catch Vishal Saab, good to see you on the front page again.

M. Azizul Islam
M. Azizul Islam

Very moody and nice shot Vishal. As ever it is a great shot from you and well done. This is definitely going to my album called "Princesses of Darkness". Well done and congrats for making to top 4.

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