Former Odisha CM Biju Patnaik’s Dakota aircraft brought to Bhubaneswar from Kolkata

The iconic Biju Patnaik-used Dakota aircraft, which has been in a dilapidated condition at Kolkata's Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International (NSCBI) airport for decades, has finally arrived in Odisha.

Escorted by Odisha Police, three lorries carried the dismantled portions of the aircraft from Kolkata’s Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to the Bhubaneswar where they will be reassembled.

“I am delighted that this legendary aircraft of Biju Babu has finally returned here,” CM Naveen Patnaik said.