The Westland Wapiti in the Indian Air Force

Who would have thought that a detailed history book can be written about the IAF's first…

A flight of Eagles : The Westland Wapiti in Indian Air Force Service

The Westland Lysander – The IAF’s first monoplane bomber

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

Air Marshal Mohan Swaroop Chaturvedi

This is a short summary of the career of Air Marshal Mohan Swaroop Chaturvedi (IND/1592). It…

Air Marshal Aspy Engineer’s Recollections

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

On Air Marshal Nur Khan (1923-2011)

A look at PAF Air Marshal Malik Nur Khan's time with the Indian Air Force before…

Lysanders to Hurricanes : Air Commodore H S Ratnagar

When No.1 Squadron, Indian Air Force went into operations in February 1942 against the Japanese in…

A Tiger pilot remembers – Air Marshal Y V Malse

Air Marshal Yeshwant Malse, who saw two tours of ops on the Burma Front. His story…

Aircraft Histories

-Pushpindar Singh. Aircraft of the Indian Air Force, 1933-73. English Book Store,  1974. -Jagan Mohan, P V…

1st April 1933 – Ninety Years ago!

We all know that No.1 Squadron's A Flight was formed at Drigh Road. But how did…