Kalia kunda: In the Midnapore District within the state of West Bengal, concerning a hundred thirty kilometer from Calcutta is that the Major Airbase of Kalaikunda. Established means back throughout the Second war, this desolate village turned flying field is currently a serious institution on the IAF's Orbat.
This is one of the best air base in eastern India.It developed by Britishers during second world war to resist the Japanese attack on there eastern front. My grandfather was working here as an technical ground staff and retired on 1992.He was saw both 1965 and 1971 war when this air base used by Indian Air force to protect there eastern front.In 1965 Pakistan PAF F-86 Sabre plane create a huge damage,but in 1971 there was only one raid and bombing case happened,which cause for death of one villager, who moved with one latent in night.
Ever since its reactivation in 1955, Kalaikunda had been home to Mystere Squadrons, Vampires, Hunters, Canberras, MiG-21s , Su-7s and currently MiG-27s. Kalaikunda includes a sizable amount of warbirds on show, about seven preserved. variety of hunter airframes are noticed lying derelict round the airbase. it's suspected that atleast one Sukhoi-7 framing is lying around within the airbase. within the late 70s, one emotional person framing that was lying as a decoy was recovered and auctioned off to the united kingdom Collectors.
One of the various scattered farmings on the facility premises is that this derelict Hunter air frame in pale Thunderbolts theme of the No.20 Squadron.
The Kalaikunda facility includes a jubilee depository , wherever a rare DHC-3 Otter [IM 1057] finds place. additionally on show within the depository may be a Hunter fighter. There are at least 3 Gnats on show on the facility, 2 close to the ATC building and another at one in every of the Hangars. associate degree An-32 transport craft was noticed on show at the depository in 1997. but this craft wasn't found once tested recently by Warbirds of Republic of India.
After the retirement of the MiG-25R's from Bareilly, one in every of {the 2|the 2} remaining two seater examples - craft DS362 was bought to Kalaikunda and place up for show close to the most tarmac space. The craft has since been repainted Tipnis gray and has lost all its original markings.
Most of the joint air force exercise of India, happened in kaliakunda airbase.
India (IAF),UK (RAF)joint Air Force exercise in Kaliakunda air base in 2010:
(Euro Fighter in Indo-UK joint exercise Indradhanusha)
Indian Air Force and Royal Singapore Air Force joint Air Exercise in Kaliakunda air base:
(RSAF 16 D in Kalikunda air base)
(RSAF and IAF joint exercise photo)
IAF and USAF joint air erercise:
US air force technical staff talking with there Indian counterpart
(F 16 in kalaikunda air base)
Kalaikunda airbase surrounded by a sal tree forest ,so the natural view of this airbase is also very nice to see:
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