Canberras in the Congo

The story of the first Indian Air Force Contingent to the United Nations Force in Congo…

Ganesha’s Flyboys : The Indian Air Force in Congo 1960-62

In August 1960, an Indian Air Force C-119G Packet landed at N'Djili airport in the Congo,…

Air Cmde Pete Wilson’s Congo Photo Album

Various photographs from Air Cmde Pete Wilson's collection. 

Pete Wilson in Congo with the Tuskers

K Sree Kumar writes about Air Commodore Peter Maynard Wilson PVSM, VrC and his initial stint…

The Canberras in the 1965 War

 

No.5 Squadron

"Tuskers"

Combat Diary Of A Tusker

Vivian Goodwin 4798 F(P), was  commissioned on 6th November,1954, at Begumpet in the 64th Pilots Course. After…

Chapter 9: Ceasefire and after

  Ever since the hostilities, the UN Security Council had been trying hard to end the…

Chapter 1: The IAF in the Preliminary Years

INTRODUCTION – THE IAF IN ITS PRELIMINARY YEARS The Indian Air Force (IAF) was officially born on 08 October 1932, when…

The Fledgling Years – Wg Cdr C H L Digby

Wing Commander Cecil "Digger" Digby, IAF (Retd), a veteran of service from the 1940s to the…