HAL HF-24 Marut Mk.1R [BD884] at VITM – Warbirds of India
bd 884 Browse AirHistory's historic aviation photography databaseThe Visvesvaraya Industrial & Technological Museum has the reconaissance version of the Marut in its front yard as an eye-catcher..bd lu 88
It has now been confirmed that BD 884 in the museum in Bangalore is only a Mk IA. Wg Cdr IM (Chopie) Chopra flew it first after production on December 18, 1965.bd 888
BD-884 is the only known variant of the Reheat engine equipped HF-24 Marut. Atleast another prototype was lost during testflying. The aircraft is in good shape overall, fenced off with barbed wire and garden hedge. The aircraft is carrying four drop tanks and is supported by jacks to shed some load off the undercarriage.
