The Jammu & Kashmir Operations 1947-48

9 Officers and 23 other Ranks sacrificed their lives in the Kashmir Operations from 27 Oct…

My Experiences in the 47-48 War with 8 Squadron

Gp Capt Micky Blake continues his personal story on his experiences in the Jammu and Kashmir Operations…

The Temperamental Tempest

A brief history of the IAF’s first true Fighter Bomber - the Hawker Tempest II. “And…

Hurricane Tales

MPO "Micky" Blake hailed from Bangalore in present day Karnataka. He was born 20 Mar 1923…

Tank Busting In The Chamb

The story of tank busting by a Mystere Squadron in the Chamb sector as told by…

Mission to Chamb

Gp Capt Apram Jeet Singh was a Flight Lieutenant flying with a detachment of MiG-21s of…

Air Marshal Y V Malse : Dakotas in the North East

Air Marshal YV Malse narrates his career after he shifted to flying Transports. After spending about…

Battle Damage!

An account based on the personal recollections of Wing Commander Donald Michael (Retd) about his return…

Exceptional Courage : Flt Lt A W Barrett

Among the gallantry awards given to IAF personnel for the 1947-48 Operations, only one out of…

Inside Occupied Kashmir

P.N. Sharma was a reporter for the well known weekly magazine the BLITZ being published from…