The Kilo Flight – a personal account of Op Cactus Lily

A rookie Flying Officer with four years of service, flying transports gets a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to…

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,…

The Atlantique Shoot Down – 20 Years Since

Group Captain V S Sharma 14490 ADM (Retd) was the Fighter Controller at Naliya on 10th…

Indian Air Losses of the 1971 War (Unofficial List)

The Indian Air Force fought on two fronts during the 1971 War. Employing nearly 600 Combat…

Air Commodore H S Ratnagar – Back to India

Continuing the Story of Homi Ratnagar, who joined the IAF in 1940 and flew with No.1…

……and one flew under the ……

Many years ago (circa 2002) we published the story of Flight Cadet Balan Menon and the…

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…

In the Line of Fire – No 110 Helicopter Unit, IAF

Glimpses of the Role played by No 110 Helicopter Unit, IAF in the Chinese War of…

Squadrons and Helicopter Units

No Unit Type Nickname Motto Motto Translation Raised on First Type CurrentType Location 1 Sqn Tigers…