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Biju Patnaik’s Dakota Aircraft reaches Odisha, to be displayed for public viewing

The iconic Dakota aircraft of former Odisha Chief Minister Biju Patnaik reached the state from the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata on Wednesday. In order to avoid traffic jams during its transportation to the Biju Patnaik International Airport in Bhubaneswar, a special patrolling van has been engaged to escort it. The dismantled Dakota (DC-3) VT-AUI aircraft will be reassembled and then positioned at Terminal-1 at the Biju Patnaik International Airport.