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MUMBAI GETS FIRST SEA HARRIER MONUMENT, LOCATED IN BANDRA
Mumbai got its first Sea Harrier Monument at a prominent junction of Bandra Bandstand in Bandra west, facing the Arabian Sea in December 2020.
MUMBAI GETS FIRST SEA HARRIER MONUMENT, LOCATED IN BANDRA
Mumbai got its first Sea Harrier Monument at a prominent junction of Bandra Bandstand in Bandra west, facing the Arabian Sea in December 2020.
The striking monument was inaugurated by Tourism Minister Aditya Thackeray, Mumbai Mayor Kishori Pednekar, along with Rear Admiral V Srinivas, Flag Officer Commanding, Maharashtra area.
The aircraft on display -built by British Aerospace -once flew from the deck of the former aircraft carrier INS Viraat which was decommissioned and later broken down as scrap.
The aircraft was a Short Takeoff and Vertical Landing/Vertical Takeoff and Landing jet fighter, reconnaissance and attacker. It was part of the Indian Navy Air Squadron 300 popularly known as ’White Tigers’…