Highest Take Off in the World

The day was yet to dawn on the morning of July 23, 1962 when we taxied…

Pilot Officer Paljor Namgyal: The Crown Prince of Sikkim

by Tenzin C. Tashi, Sr Researcher, English Academic Section, NIT. On a small hillock within the…

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 Man behind the legend – Mehar Singh

Major General Syed Ali Hamid writes about the legendary tales he heard about 'Baba' Mehar Singh,…

Cheetah Resurrection at 19500 feet

 AVM Manmohan Bahadur writes about a recovery operation at 19,500 feet that saved a valuable Cheetah…

The Track

Moved by the  plight of a group of stranded soldiers on the Amar Post, the CO…

The Night Raiders : Good Morning Peshawar

On September 13th, 50 years back the greatest bomber operation against Pakistan was launched by the…

How I Crossed Swords With Chuck Yeager

This piece is a "first person" account of an episode of the 1971 Indo-Pak war written…

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…

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…