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VP 905<br />
PARASHURAMA<br />
DC-3 DAKOTA<br />
SIGNIFICANCE OF TAIL NO. VP 905<br />
The aircraft being gifted to the Indian Air Force by Rajeev Chandrasekhar on<br />
behalf of his father Air Commodore M K Chandrasekhar, VM, VSM (Retd) bears<br />
Tail No. VP 905 - this holds special significance for the Dakota and the Indian<br />
Air Force.<br />
On 27 October 1947, three Dakotas of No. 12 Sqn took off from Wellingdon<br />
airfield (Safdarjung) at 0500 hours for Srinagar signalling the start of the IAF<br />
operations in the 1947-48 Indo Pak War. Before the end of the day, 28 Dakota<br />
sorties were flown (including 6 civilian sorties.)<br />
The first Dakota Aircraft to take off and land at Srinagar piloted by Wing<br />
Commander K L Bhatia and carrying the first batch of troops of 1 Sikh Regiment<br />
under command of Lt Col Dewan Ranjit Rai bore the Tail No VP 905.<br />
The name Parashurama too has been chosen to signify the eternal warrior –<br />
after Saint Parashurama - the sixth avatar of Vishnu. Like other avatars of Vishnu,<br />
he appears at a time when overwhelming evil prevailed on earth to correct the<br />
cosmic equilibrium by destroying the evil forces.<br />
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