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Asia's biggest airshow off to flying start in Bangalore

Bangalore, Feb 6 :  Asia's premier airshow, Aero India 2013 got off to a flying start at Yelahanka air base here with Defence Minister A K Antony pitching for self-reliance and scaling up defence industrial

PTI Updated on: February 06, 2013 18:26 IST


The flying display commenced with a graceful entry of the Tiger Moth aircraft, which was resurrected recently as part of the IAF vintage flight.  The ‘de Havilland DH82 ‘Tiger Moth' is a two-seat, single bay biplane powered by a 145 hp Gypsy Major four cylinder inverted air-cooled engine. It was the primary trainer aircraft for the Royal Air Force in the Second World War and was also the basic trainer aircraft in IAF right from 1940.








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