HS 748
ICAO A748A 1960s British turboprop still flying with the Indian Air Force. Live HS 748 positions.
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No HS 748 is transmitting ADS-B at the moment.
Military aircraft are not obliged to broadcast, so this happens regularly. The count refreshes every thirty seconds.
Airframe
- Manufacturer
- Hawker Siddeley
- Role
- Light transport
- Class
- L2T — Landplane, 2 turboprop engines
- Crew
- 3
- First flight
- 24 June 1960
- In service
- 1962
Operators airborne
Nothing of this type is up right now.
About the HS 748
The 748 was Avro's attempt to replace the DC-3, and it worked well enough to stay in service for sixty years. Hindustan Aeronautics built it under licence in India, which is why the Indian Air Force ended up as the largest and longest-serving military operator.
The military transport version, the Andover, served with the Royal Air Force for decades; India uses its aircraft for transport, navigation training and communications duties.
Very few remain airworthy, so this page will show one at most and usually none.
Callsign prefixes
- IAF
- Indian Air Force
How to recognise it
- —A high-wing twin turboprop with a long fuselage and a conventional low tailplane.
- —Four-blade propellers and a rounded, glazed nose.
- —Distinctly 1960s in line — no winglets, no composite curves.
Common questions
+ Who still flies the HS 748?
Principally the Indian Air Force, which built the type under licence and uses it for transport, navigation training and communications. A very small number fly elsewhere.
+ What was the Andover?
The Royal Air Force tactical transport version, with a rear ramp and kneeling undercarriage. It served from the 1960s until the 1990s.
+ Was it built in India?
Yes. Hindustan Aeronautics built the 748 under licence at Kanpur, producing the majority of surviving airframes.