21 Seconds – Flame out at LOW LEVEL

21 seconds in time can fly fast without anyone noticing it, but as this supersonic jet…

Thirty Seconds over Sargodha

>The action was swift. Squadron Leader Mohammed Mahmud Alam, commanding No.11 Sqn in the PAF, shot…

Chapter 3: Air Attack – Outbreak of the War (Sept 1-6th)

Operation GIBRALTER, as the Pakistanis called it, was a brilliant plan. It was the brainchild of…

A Saga Forged in War – History of 7 Squadron. Dec. 1942 to June 1945

  This article is dedicated to the memory of my illustrious father late GP Capt. KL…

Ejected over No Man’s Land!

Gp Capt Gurdeep Singh Samra 8695 F(P)  was a young Flight Lieutenant with No.101 Squadron operating from…

Daylight Forays into Pakistan

There was one aircrew in the Indian Air Force who could fly anywhere into Pakistan as…

Sukhoi-7 BMK – A whale of a fighter

A brief history of the Sukhoi-7 fighter bomber - Adapted from Pushpindar Singh Chopra's "A Whale of…

Plane Tails From The IAF : The Pathankot Raid Of Dec 10

The PAF raids Pathankot again! The attack is immortalised in a dramatic painting - but the…

When Lightning Strikes!

Throughout the decade in the 1980s, a generation of Indians grew up looking at 9 Hunters…

Flying And Gunnery Training In The USA

Gunnery Training on the T-33 A and F-86 F Sabre at the 4521st Combat Crew Training…