For King and Another Country

Reviewed by Jagan Pillarisetti

The National Cadet Corps and the IAF

In this research piece by Anchit Gupta , the author untangles the history of the Indian…

Special Heli Borne Ops – Sylhet and Meghna

The story of the Special Heli-Borne Operations of the 1971 war - as told by Sqn…

Special Heli Borne Ops – Sylhet and Meghna

Special Heli Borne Operations (SHBOs) by Mi-4 In 1971 “Liberation War” by Sqn Ldr Pushp Vaid,…

Jodhpur and the 1965 War

Jodhpur was the most bombed Indian City of the Indo-Pak 1965 war. More than two hundred…

The Westland Lysander – The IAF’s first monoplane bomber

The Westland Lysander equipped three of the four IAF Squadrons in its heyday - Indian pilots…

Hunting Harvards in the Countryside

In the 1950s it was not uncommon for IAF aircraft to undertake "force landings" in the…

Messerschmitt’s HA-300 And Its Indian Connection

The Helwan HA300 fighter prototype was originally a project by Hispano Aviacion in Spain before it…

Senior Officer and Retirement – Wg Cdr C H L Digby – 5

Back to flying instruction, 1959. Following an eminently successful period in command of a front-line squadron,…

Squadron Service and Instructional Duties – Wg Cdr C H L Digby – 3

  Back in India, 1947-’49: Digby’s and No 4 Squadron’s return to India, following service with…