On 19th September 1965, Four Gnats of No.9 Squadron were involved in an aircombat with four…
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One Vs Four : The complete story of Alfred Cooke’s epic air combat.
The story of Flt Lt Alfred Cooke's air combat remained untold for many years. While the…
Anatomy of a Tac-R Hurricane Sortie
Dedicated to Nanu Shitoley, DFC – Hurricane Pilot & My surrogate father, Hoshang Patel – Hurricane…
Two sides of the same coin : The Raid on Peshawar
Based on the correspondence between Capt Tariq Syed (PIA)(Ex-Flt Lt, PAF), Jagan Pillarisetti and Air Vice…
When Lightning Strikes!
Throughout the decade in the 1980s, a generation of Indians grew up looking at 9 Hunters…
Memoirs of an IAF Technical Signals Officer – 1
Locksley Percival Fegredo was born in 1926 and joined the Indian Air Force in 1950 on…
The First Gnat Squadron Commander
Air Marshal S Raghavendran has the unique distinction of commanding the first ever Gnat Squadron.
Chapter 5: Missed Opportunity – War in the Eastern Sector
The Pakistani nation after independence was divided in a unique position, geographically. Separated by nearly…
Chapter 3 : Descent Into Danger – The Jaffna University Helidrop
”Details are now available of the action on the night of October 12th when 29 Indian…
Choosing an Interim Fighter
Reprint from ORF Strategic Trends Volume II Issue 48 December 6, 2004