Indian Air Force Veterans History Project

  Bharat Rakshak is interested in compiling a personal history of the veterans that have served…

Air Marshal Aspy Engineer’s Recollections

In 1992, the then CAS Air Chief Marshal N C Suri requested many of the surviving…

The Indian Air Force in Iraq

One of the lesser known episodes of the IAF's involvement with foreign air forces was its…

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,…

The 1971 Air War Project

Following the completion of the 1965 Air War History Project, and its publication in the form…

My IAF Training Days 1941

This is a previously unpublished hand-written account by Air Marshal Anand Ramdas Pandit , PVSM AVSM…

The Westland Lysander – The IAF’s first monoplane bomber

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

No.5 Squadron

"Tuskers"

Looking for Research Help?

For Individuals and Organisations looking for help with research  Over the years, the team at Bharat…

Introduction : Behind the Book