Bharat Rakshak:Indian Air Force

No.104 Heli Squadron after their first Shturm test firing exercise

L to R: Sqn Ldr Venky (EO), Fg Offr Ashutosh Lal, Sqn Ldr Kulwant, Sqn Ldr Sablokh (Flt Cdr), Fg Offr Ajay Shukla, Wg Cdr Unni Kartha (CO), Sqn Ldr Alam (STO), Sqn Ldr Dhar, Fg Offr Ajay Pathania and Fg Offr Ajay Dogra

114 HU detachment at Srinagar

Flt Lt Manmohan Bahadur (Left) and Wg Cdr Tarsem Bharadwaj (Right) with Chetak Z386 of the Siachen Pioneers - Helipad north of Gurez! 1980 dett at Srinagar.

Paratrooper Training School, Agra - PJIs with Packet aircraft

Undated photograph showing the Para Jump Instructors of the Para Training School at Agra. A Jet Pack equipped C-119 Packet in the background (With the upgraded - three bladed props)

106 SR Squadron (1980)

c1980 The men behind the machines of No.106 SR Squadron. Standing L to R: S/L Sarabjit Singh (Flt Cdr), S/L A Shinde, S/L R S Cheema (Nav Leader), W/C Joseph Thomas (CO), S/L S K Das (Adj), S/L Rana N Singh, S/L E J Rodrigues, S/L M S NijjarFront Row L

Air Chief Marshal I H Latif after a flight in the MiG-25R

Air Chief Marshal Idris Latif after a flight in the newly inducted MiG-25 Foxbat. Gp Capt Apram Jeet Singh VrC in flight suit next to him. Also seen in the photo are AVM R D Sahni , Air Cmde S K Kaul (later CAS), and Wg Cdr Don Lazarus VrC. The aircraft

ACM La Fontaine's visit to the Archers

A 47 Squadron MiG-21FL [C510] in the special "Red Scorchers" scheme. The aircraft sported the special colours for the visit of Air Chief Marshal D A La Fontaine, during his tenure as CAS in 1986. He is flanked by the CO of No.47 Squadron, Wg Cdr

ACM La Fontaine's sortie in the Archers MiG-21

A 47 Squadron MiG-21FL [C510] in the special "Red Scorchers" scheme in Chabua. The aircraft sported the special colours for the visit of Air Chief Marshal D A La Fontaine, during his tenure as CAS in 1986. The Air Chief flew this aircraft durin

60th Anniversary of the Indian Air Force

This display of aircraft and airmen was conducted for the 60th Anniversary of the Indian Air Force in 1992.

Napalm Attack!

MiG-21bis aircraft employing Napalm containers during an Air Power Demonstration

Aircraft display for the IAF Golden Jubilee (1982)

To commemorate 50 years of the Indian Air Force in October 1982, IAF personnel form the digits "50" surrounded by four MiG-21s and four Jaguars - then the prevalent types in the IAF service.

Air Force Day Parade

Air Chief Marshal D A La Fontaine inspecting the parade contingent during an Air Force Day Parade at Palam Air Force Station. Pechora Missiles and an Il-76 can be seen in the background

Honorary Air Commodore rank to Vijaypat Singhania

Industrialist Vijaypath Singhania was given the Honorary Rank of Air Commodore in 1990 by the President of India in recognition of his round the world flight - He had earlier conducted a record breaking solo flight in a microlight from UK to India. Here,

Air Marshal S K Mehra's MiG-29 Sortie

Air Marshal S K "Polly" Mehra, then AOC-in-C SWAC after a sortie in a MiG-29UB. Air Marshal Mehra later became the Chief of Air Staff suceeding Air Chief Marshal D A La Fontaine