Bharat Rakshak:Indian Air Force

Box Formation of Mysteres

A four Mystere formation flies over the airfield. Note the Concrete blastpen with protector wall in the foreground

Hockey Team Line up

Mystere IVa [IA-939]

Mystere IA-939 in a unique paint scheme with checkerboard marking son the rudder and a fuselage lightning flash. The aircraft has its original construction number "255" painted on the fuselage above the flash. IA-939 was the fourth Mystere built

Mystere taxiing on the airfield

An unidentified mystere taxiing on the airbase

Mysteres galore!

There are 16 Mysteres spread around in this photograph!. IA-939 with construction number 269 in the foreground. right behind it is Mystere with construction number 251 - which corresponds to IA-935 - the first Mystere built for the Indian Air Force

Mysteres on the airfield

Four of the 8 Squadron Mysteres includingIA-1040, IA-1323, IA-1311 in the foreground. These aircraft are not painted in any special scheme like the earlier ones.

Squadron Hockey Team

Squadron Party

A social gathering night with the Squadron. Gurdeep Samra is 2nd from left. As you can see - no restrictions on Cameras!

Squadron Party

A social gathering night with the Squadron. Gurdeep Samra is standing 2nd from left

Squadron Personnel with CO

Squadron personnel with a Mystere IVa sometime in late 1965 or early 1966. Gurdeep Samra can be seen sitting on the windshield of the aircraft. The CO Paddy Earle is standing in the second row (right behind the Sikh airman sitting in the front row)

Squadron Row - Nine aircraft

More MystereIVas scattered around the airfield - Nine of them in this photograph . IA-953 with construction number 269 in the foreground. right behind it is Mystere with construction number 260 - which corresponds to IA-944