Engineering:The Jaffna (aircraft)
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| Type | Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.2b |
| Manufacturer | Royal Aircraft Factory |
| Serial | MALAYA No. 11 (Fighter) "The Jaffna" |
| First flight | Unknown |
| Owners and operators | Royal Flying Corps |
| In service | December 1915 |
| Last flight | Unknown |
| Status | Unknown |
The Jaffna (MALAYA No. 11 (Fighter) The Jaffna) was a Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.2 aircraft of the Royal Flying Corps.[1] It was given to the British Government during World War I by Ceylonese Tamils who had emigrated from Jaffna to Malaya, on 22 December 1915.[2] The Jaffna was allocated to No. 25 Squadron.[3][4][5]
The aircraft is considered as one of Sri Lanka's aviation historical fact and example of patriotism.[6][7]
References
- ↑ "The Imperial Aircraft Flotilla — II". http://airminded.org/2014/06/15/the-imperial-aircraft-flotilla-ii/. Retrieved 22 Dec 2016.
- ↑ "How Ceylon Tamils sent plane named 'Jaffna'". http://www.sundaytimes.lk/990801/plus6.html. Retrieved 22 Dec 2016.
- ↑ "Fighter plane gift to British in WWI: diaspora mindset of Jaffna Tamils revisited". http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=79&artid=35681. Retrieved 22 Dec 2016.
- ↑ "Seven Cool Facts From Sri Lanka’s Aviation History". http://life.roar.lk/srilanka-life/seven-fascinating-facts-from-sri-lankas-aviation-history/. Retrieved 24 Dec 2016.
- ↑ Durai Raja Singam, S. (1967). A Hundred Years of Ceylonese in Malaysia and Singapore (1867-1967). pp. 433.
- ↑ "Seven Cool Facts From Sri Lanka's Aviation History". http://life.roar.lk/srilanka-life/seven-fascinating-facts-from-sri-lankas-aviation-history/. Retrieved 24 Dec 2016.
- ↑ Durai Raja Singam, S. (1967). A Hundred Years of Ceylonese in Malaysia and Singapore (1867-1967). pp. 433.
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