Odisha CM unveils Dakota aircraft for public viewing in Bhubaneswar

Odisha CM unveils Dakota aircraft for public viewing in Bhubaneswar : Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday unveiled the iconic Dakota aircraft of legendary leader Biju Patnaik for public viewing at the Bhubaneswar Airport here on the 107th birth anniversary of the former CM of Odisha. The Dakota DC-3 aircraft used by Biju Patnaik, an ace pilot, was brought from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata to the Odisha capital on January 18, 2023, and remade before it was put for public viewing at the Biju Patnaik International Airport here.

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A 10-member team of Aerospace Research Development required has dismantled the aircraft and packed it in proper shape for public viewing. Talking to PTI Odisha’s IT Secretary Manoj Mishra who was part of the team for renovation and restoration of the Iconic Dakota Aircraft said “today is an emotional day for all of us. We have heard so many stories about the late Biju Patnaik ji, on how he had gone and rescued people from Indonesia, How he had made landing in Leh in Jammu and Kashmir. We didn’t have a living symbol of his daredevilry in Odisha.”

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