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Battle of Chhamb 71 : Through the 6/5 Lenses of an FAC

This is the first person account of a young Pilot Officer caught in the thick of…

Sukhoi Strike Missions during the War

An interview with late Air Vice Marshal Madhabendra Banerji (4898).  On the 20th January 2019, Anchit Gupta…

Ejected over No Man’s Land!

Gp Capt Gurdeep Singh Samra 8695 F(P)  was a young Flight Lieutenant with No.101 Squadron operating from…

Squadrons, Patches, Heraldry & Artwork of the Indian Air Force 1932-2016

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IAF goes International : Exercises with foreign air forces

Soldiering is not a profession which gives one the opportunity to learn on the job. The…

Sparrow or Moss?

Did the IAF ever use the Tu-124 Moss AWACS?  As first alleged by John Fricker in…

Evaluating Fighter aircraft in the Soviet Union

Following the resounding victory in the Bangladesh liberation war in Dec 71, India was increasingly seen…

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…

Saga of Longewala

 SAGA OF LONGEWALA Air Marshal (retd.) M.S. Bawa, PVSM, AVSM, VMFrom the Indian Air Force Journal,…