The restored Hindustan Trainer-2 (HT-2) aircraft, after its induction into the Hindon Air Force base station-based “Heritage Flight”, was displayed publicly for the first time on Wednesday by the Indian Air Force (IAF) alongside other legacy aircraft as part of the Air Force’s 93rd Air Force Day celebrations.

The HT-2 is the first indigenously built Indian aircraft of the IAF.

Starting from the 1950s, all IAF pilots underwent their basic flying training on this aircraft until 1989. The IAF hailed the HT-2’s flypast as the “Flight of History itself”.

The aircraft was inducted into the IAF’s Heritage Flight on December 26 last year after being restored.

The HT-2 flew alongside another legacy aircraft, the TigerMoth, as part of the IAF’s Heritage Flight. Wing Commander NBS Reddy and Wing

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