The Jaffna (aircraft)

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 Jaffna
The Jaffna
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 aircraft is considered as one of Sri Lanka's aviation historical fact and example of patriotism.[6][7]

References
  1. "The Imperial Aircraft Flotilla — II". Retrieved 22 Dec 2016.
  2. "How Ceylon tamils sent plane named 'Jaffna'". Retrieved 22 Dec 2016.
  3. "Fighter plane gift to British in WWI: diaspora mindset of Jaffna Tamils revisited". Retrieved 22 Dec 2016.
  4. "Seven Cool Facts From Sri Lanka's Aviation History". Retrieved 24 Dec 2016.
  5. Durai Raja Singam, S. (1967). A Hundred Years of Ceylonese in Malaysia and Singapore (1867-1967). p. 433. ASIN B0007J0HX4.
  6. "Seven Cool Facts From Sri Lanka's Aviation History". Retrieved 24 Dec 2016.
  7. Durai Raja Singam, S. (1967). A Hundred Years of Ceylonese in Malaysia and Singapore (1867-1967). p. 433. ASIN B0007J0HX4.
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