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MAGAZINE ARTICLES

ARTICLES ON THE INDIAN AIR FORCE AND INDIAN NAVAL AVIATION DOWN THE YEARS.


Books Official IAF Publications Magazine Articles

A A = Available among our Contributor's Collections

1942
Aeronautics, John M Spaight, "The Indian Air Force", Vol 6 No.3 June 1942 (2 Pages) A
FLIGHT and the Aircraft Engineer, Anon, "Indian Air Force Expansion" , 12 March 1942. (?? Pages)
FLIGHT and the Aircraft Engineer, Anon, "The Indian Air Force" , 17 Sept 1942. (3 Pages) A

1945
Flying Review, Esther R Forbes, "India in the Air" , Jan 1945. (5 Pages) A (Download Courtesy of Anandeep Pannu)
The Aeroplane,
V S Swaminathan, "Growth of the Royal Indian Air Force" , 6 July 1945. (2 Pages)  A

1949
Indian Aviation, Anon, "India's 16 Year Young Air Force", March 1949. (10 Pages) A
BLITZ magazine,
Homi D Mistry, "16 Glorious Years" , 2 April 1949. (1 Page) A

1958
FLIGHT and the Aircraft Engineer, Alastair Pugh, "Around Hindustan Aircraft", 19 December 1958. (1 Page) A

1959
FLIGHT and the Aircraft Engineer, Alastair Pugh, "The Indian Air Force - An Appraisal of a Commonwealth Air Arm Part I" , 29 May 1959. A
FLIGHT and the Aircraft Engineer, Alastair Pugh, "The Indian Air Force - An Appraisal of a Commonwealth Air Arm Part II" , 5 June 1959. A
FLIGHT and the Aircraft Engineer, Alastair Pugh, "The Indian Air Force - An Appraisal of a Commonwealth Air Arm Part III" , 28 August 1959. A

1960
RAF Flying Review, Anon, "Air Power in India" , March 1960.

1963
RAF Flying Review, John Fricker, "Indian Air Build Up" , April 1963.

1966
Air Pictorial, Ministry of Defence, India. "Indian Air Force at War", January 1966 (5 Pages). A
Air Pictorial, PAF Air HQ, Peshawar. "Pakistan AF in Action", February 1966 (3 Pages). A

1968
Flying Review International, William Green and Gordon Swanborough. "New Wings over India", Vol 24 No.3 Nov 1968 (8 Pages incl 2 Color pgs). A

1972
Air Enthusiast, Pushpindar Singh."Journal of an Air War", Volume 2, No. 6 April 1972. A
Air Enthusiast , John Fricker. "Post-Mortem of an Air War", Volume 2, No. 7 May 1972. A 
Air Enthusiast
, John Fricker. "Tree Top Warriors. The Story of Pakistan's Army Aviation".  Volume 3, No. 4, October 1972. A
Air Enthusiast, Pushpindar Singh. "Indian Ocean Air Power", Volume 3, No. 2, December 1972, pp. 275-281. A

1973
Aviation News, Various, "Indian Aviation Special", Vol 1/22 1973 A
Air Enthusiast
, Pushpindar Singh. "Harnessing the Storm Spirit (Marut)". Volume 4, No. 5, May 1973. A
Air Enthusiast, Pushpindar Singh. "India and the MiG-21". Volume 5, No.1 or  Volume 4, No.7, July 1973. A

1974
Air International, Pushpindar Singh. "Fly with a Sting (Gnat in IAF service)". Volume 7, No. 2, August 1974. A

1975
Air International, Pushpindar Singh. "Spinal Cord of Indian Air Defense Part-I". Volume 8, No. 1, January 1975.  A
Air International, Pushpindar Singh. "Spinal Cord of Indian Air Defense Part-II". Volume 8, No. 2, February 1975. A
Air International, William Green and Gordon Swanborough. "Quantity or Quality? The Indian Dilemma".  Vol. 9, No. 4, October 1975. (10 Pages) A

1976
Air International, William Green and Gordon Swanborough. "HAL Fighters ... Hope and Hazard". Vol. 11, No. 3, September 1976. (4 Pages)  A

1977
Air International, Pushpindar Singh. "Ajeet". Volume 12, No. 6, June 1977. A
Air Enthusiast Quarterly. Shores, Chris and Smith, Frank. "Diving Vengeance" Five, November 1977-February 1978.

1978
Air International, Pushpindar Singh. "India's Air Academians: The story of Flying Training in the Indian Air Force". Volume 15, No. 1, July 1978. A

1979
Air Enthusiast Quarterly, Bhargava, Group Captain Kapil. "HA-300: Egypt's Cosmopolitan Status Symbol" . Eleven. November 1979 - February 1980. A

1982
Air International, Pushpindar Singh. "Whale of a Fighter - The Su-7 in IAF Service". Volume 23, No. 3, September 1982. (8 Pages incl 2 color) A

1983
Air International , William Green and Gordon Swanborough. Eds. "The Indian Air Force: The Worlds Fourth Largest Air Arm." Vol. 25, No. 6, December 1983.

1984
Propliner, Steve Piercey, "Swansong of the Indian Super Constellations", Number 21 1984/1 (6 Pages + 2 Color plates) A
Air Enthusiast Quarterly, Burnet, Charles. "Folland's (G)Natty Fighters" . Twenty Four. April-July 1984.

1985
Air Enthusiast Quarterly , Warne, Joe. "In Indian Defence (India's Coastal Defence Flights)" July-October 1985. A

1986
Koku Fan, Steinemann, Peter. "The Wings of Pakistan Air Force". December 1986.

1987
Koku Fan, Steinemann, Peter. "Hindustan: Indian Armed Force". . January 1987.
Air International, John Fricker. "Pakistan Reorientates its Air Power". Vol. 32, No. 2, February 1987.
Air International, Pushpindar Singh. "Guarding India's Coastline". Volume 33, No. 2, August 1987.
Air International, William Green and Gordon Swanborough. Eds. "Bharatiya Vayu Sena: Defending India's Frontiers". Volume 33, No. 6, December 1987. (15 Pgs)A

1988
Air International, William Green and Gordon Swanborough. Eds. "Decade of the Shamsher (Jaguar in IAF service) Part I". Volume 35, No. 4, November 1988. A
Air International, William Green and Gordon Swanborough. Eds. "Decade of the Shamsher (Jaguar in IAF service) Part II". Volume 35, No. 5, October 1988. A

1990
Air International, William Green and Gordon Swanborough. Eds. "The Cutting Edge of Indian Air Power".  Volume 38, No. 6, June 1990.
Air International, Pushpindar Singh. "Sealand To Bear-Foxtrot: The History of India's Naval Air Arm Part-1", Volume 39, No. 6, Dec  1990. A

1991
Air International, Pushpindar Singh. "Sealand To Bear-Foxtrot: The History of India's Naval Air Arm Part-2",  Volume 40, No. 1, January 1991. A (11 Pgs)
Air International, Fricker, John. "Pakistan's Naval Air Power". Vol. 40, No. 6, June 1991.
Air Forces Monthly, Steineman, Peter. "Ajeet's Last Line Up". No. 44, November 1991. A
Air Forces Monthly,Singh M.M. "Gnats over Bangladesh". No. 44, November 1991. A
Koku Fan, Steinemann, Peter. "Indian Air Force Part I". December 1991.

1992
World Air Power Journal, Steinemann, Peter. "India's Fabulous Fishbeds." Vol. 9, Summer 1992. A
Air Forces Monthly,  "Air Force Report - Indian Air Force".  July 1992.

1993
World Air Power Journal, Lake, Jon. "Indian Air Power". Vol.12 Spring 1993. A

1994
Aviation Week and Space Technology, "Indian Air Force" 25 July 1994: 40-50.

1997
Air Forces Monthly, Camp, Phil and Simon Watson. "Indan Jewels - Aero India". Feb 1997.

1998
Air Forces Monthly, Camp, Phil and Simon Watson. "Air Force Day - Palam". Jan 1998.

1999
Jets, Camp, Phil & Simon Watson & Tony Holmes. "Indian Flankers". Spring 1999.
Air Forces Monthly, Camp, Phil and Simon Watson. "Indian Air Force Review". Aug 1999.
JP4 Italy, Camp, Phil & Simon Watson. "Indian Flankers". Spring 1999.
Koku Fan, Camp, Phil and Simon Watson. "Indian Air Force Review". Sept 1999.

2000
Avions France, Watson, Simon. "IN Aviation", Jan-Feb 2000
Aircraft Illustrated,
Camp, Phil & Simon Watson. "Happy Hunting Ground", March 2000
Aeroplane Monthly,
Camp, Phil & Simon Watson. "Kalaikunda Preserved Aircraft", April 2000
Air Forces Monthly
, ??? . "Indian Air Force LCA" , Jun 2000,
Air Forces Monthly, Chopra, Vikramjit Singh. "Indian Air Force Hinds to the Rescue - United Nations" , Oct 2000,
Jets France, Camp, Phil & Simon Watson. "The Last Hunters", April 2000
Jets France,
Camp, Phil & Simon Watson. "Kalaikunda", June 2000
Asia Military Review,
Camp, Phil & Simon Watson. "Kalaikunda  & Huntr", 7/2000

2001
Air Forces Monthly, Warnes, Alan. "Indian Air Force Earthquake Operations" , May 2001
Cockpit (Swiss)                 Feb 2001                 Hunters in India                               PC/SW
Aircraft Illustrated                 June 2001       Out of India, IN Review PC/SW
Flypast                                  7/2001                  Still going strong Hunt.     PC/SW
Skrzydlata Polska   7/2001                   IN Fleet Review                      PC/SW
Wingspan                             July/Aug 2001                 Hunters in India                               PC/SW
Flugzeuge Classic                 Sept/Oct 2001  TTF                                          PC/SW
Lekta e Cosmanuatika                 11/2001                 Kunjali IN Fleet Review PC/SW
J Wings Japan                    2001?                     Surya Kiran                      PC/SW

2002
Air Forces Monthly, Warnes, Alan. "Agra Air Base" , Feb 2002, (4 Pages) A
Air Forces Monthly, Camp, Phil and Simon Watson. "Indian Air Force - Flight Training - TS-11 Iskra" ,  May 2002
Aviation History,  Guttman, Robert, "People and Planes: HF24 Marut" , May 2002 , (3 Pages) A
Skrzydlata Polska    Feb 2002        Indian Iskra                       pics by SW/PC
Aircraft Illustrated                 March 2002       India v Pakistan                                pics by SW/PC
Helico Review (SWISS)
            Dec 2002       Pawan Hans                       PC/SW

2003
Air Forces Monthly, Camp, Phil and Simon Watson, "Training in MiG-21s :MOFT" , Feb 2003, (4 Pages) A
Air Forces Monthly, Pillarisetti, Jagan, "Indian Bisons" , June 2003, (2 Pages) A
Aviation News                  June 2003       Mirage Tactics                  PC/SW
J Wings Japan                    June 2003       MOFT                                     PC/SW
Boscombe Bulletin                 Summer 2003    ASTE                                       PC/SW

2004
Air International, Lake, Jon. "India's Indigenous Multi Role Helicopter" , March 2004, (5 Pages) A
Air Forces Monthly, Camp, Phil and Simon Watson. "Indian Mi-17s in Assam",  July 2004, (2 Pages) A
Air Forces Monthly, Bhargava, Gp Capt Kapil. "Indian Air Force Jaguars",  October 2004, (4 Pages) A

2005
AFM                                        June 2005       Goa                                         PC/SW
Combat Aircraft                 Sept 2005       INS Viraat Airwing                 PC/SW

2006
Skrzydlata Polska   Jan 2006       Indian Naval Av                               PC/SW

2007
AFM/Fulcrum Sup         Jan 2007        Indian Migs                       PC
AFM                                        June 2007       Deadly Charmers                 Warnes
Aircraft Illustrated                 Sept 2007       Flanker Force                      pics by SW/PC, J Lake text

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