• History
  • IAF Today
  • Units & OrBat
  • Aircraft
  • Galleries
  • Awards
  • Personnel
  • Heraldry
  • Books
  • Enthusiast
Login
Gallery History The RIAF in World War Two
RIAF Water Colours by Capt H H Sheldon
Get item URLs

RIAF Water Colours by Capt H H Sheldon

These water colour paintings were done by the official war artist Capt H H Sheldon and were reproduced in the 1946 published book - The Royal Indian Air Force at War - An account of air operations in South East Asia.

Views: 5746

Show URLs +

Link to the page of the item:
[CLK]

Show a clickable thumbnail linking to the item:
[TMB]

Link to the page of the item:
[CLK]

Show a clickable thumbnail linking to the original:
[TMB]
Recruitment Posters & Advertisements
Get item URLs

Recruitment Posters & Advertisements

Views: 2796

Show URLs +

Link to the page of the item:
[CLK]

Show a clickable thumbnail linking to the item:
[TMB]

Link to the page of the item:
[CLK]

Show a clickable thumbnail linking to the original:
[TMB]
IAFVR pilots in UK
Get item URLs

IAFVR pilots in UK

The First Twenty Four - Pilots from No.4 Pilots Course who went to UK

Views: 2172

Show URLs +

Link to the page of the item:
[CLK]

Show a clickable thumbnail linking to the item:
[TMB]

Link to the page of the item:
[CLK]

Show a clickable thumbnail linking to the original:
[TMB]
Sqn Ldr M S Pujji DFC - In defence of Great Britain
Get item URLs

Sqn Ldr M S Pujji DFC - In defence of Great Britain

This album consists of photographs from Sqn Ldr M S Pujji's initial days of training and operations from the United Kingdom in the 1940-41 period.

Views: 4619

Show URLs +

Link to the page of the item:
[CLK]

Show a clickable thumbnail linking to the item:
[TMB]

Link to the page of the item:
[CLK]

Show a clickable thumbnail linking to the original:
[TMB]
No.1 Squadron - Risalpur and Trichy 1942
Get item URLs

No.1 Squadron - Risalpur and Trichy 1942

Air Chief Marshal H S Moolgavkar's Photo Collection

Views: 2396

Show URLs +

Link to the page of the item:
[CLK]

Show a clickable thumbnail linking to the item:
[TMB]

Link to the page of the item:
[CLK]

Show a clickable thumbnail linking to the original:
[TMB]
Sqn Ldr MS Pujji DFC - Middle East, Burma, India
Get item URLs

Sqn Ldr MS Pujji DFC - Middle East, Burma, India

Photographs related to the Middle East Operations and Operations in Burma with Nos 6 and 4 Squadrons.

Views: 3944

Show URLs +

Link to the page of the item:
[CLK]

Show a clickable thumbnail linking to the item:
[TMB]

Link to the page of the item:
[CLK]

Show a clickable thumbnail linking to the original:
[TMB]
No.8 Squadron - Portraits (1945)
Get item URLs

No.8 Squadron - Portraits (1945)

Gp Capt C G I Philip's Collection - Evocative portraits of the officers who made up the first Spitfire Squadron of the Indian Air Force

Views: 2894

Show URLs +

Link to the page of the item:
[CLK]

Show a clickable thumbnail linking to the item:
[TMB]

Link to the page of the item:
[CLK]

Show a clickable thumbnail linking to the original:
[TMB]
No.8 Squadron - Album (1945-46)
Get item URLs

No.8 Squadron - Album (1945-46)

Gp Capt C G I Philip's Collection - This album features various photographs from 1944-45 when the Squadron converted to the Supermarine Spitfire - the first Indian Air Force Squadron to do so.

Views: 4507

Show URLs +

Link to the page of the item:
[CLK]

Show a clickable thumbnail linking to the item:
[TMB]

Link to the page of the item:
[CLK]

Show a clickable thumbnail linking to the original:
[TMB]
Frank Shelton's Photos of No.4 Squadron
Get item URLs

Frank Shelton's Photos of No.4 Squadron

Frank Shelton: Photographs depicting No.4 Squadron's electrical section under Frank's charge.

Views: 1966

Show URLs +

Link to the page of the item:
[CLK]

Show a clickable thumbnail linking to the item:
[TMB]

Link to the page of the item:
[CLK]

Show a clickable thumbnail linking to the original:
[TMB]
No.4 Squadron in Japan (1946-47) - The Aircraft
Get item URLs

No.4 Squadron in Japan (1946-47) - The Aircraft

Capt M Balan Collection - When No.4 Squadron was operating from Miho in Japan, it had on strength eighteen Spitfire XIVs and a single Harvard. This album has photograph of the aircraft being operated in Japan

Views: 3941

Show URLs +

Link to the page of the item:
[CLK]

Show a clickable thumbnail linking to the item:
[TMB]

Link to the page of the item:
[CLK]

Show a clickable thumbnail linking to the original:
[TMB]
No.4 Squadron in Japan (1946-47) - The Personnel
Get item URLs

No.4 Squadron in Japan (1946-47) - The Personnel

Capt M Balan Collection - Various photographs from Capt M Balan's collection

Views: 5511

Show URLs +

Link to the page of the item:
[CLK]

Show a clickable thumbnail linking to the item:
[TMB]

Link to the page of the item:
[CLK]

Show a clickable thumbnail linking to the original:
[TMB]
War Graves and Memorials
Get item URLs

War Graves and Memorials

Views: 544

Show URLs +

Link to the page of the item:
[CLK]

Show a clickable thumbnail linking to the item:
[TMB]

Link to the page of the item:
[CLK]

Show a clickable thumbnail linking to the original:
[TMB]
Miscellaneous IAF Photos from WW2
Get item URLs

Miscellaneous IAF Photos from WW2

Photos that usually dont go in a theme - are displayed here.

Views: 482

Show URLs +

Link to the page of the item:
[CLK]

Show a clickable thumbnail linking to the item:
[TMB]

Link to the page of the item:
[CLK]

Show a clickable thumbnail linking to the original:
[TMB]
Training Courses
Get item URLs

Training Courses

Views: 350

Show URLs +

Link to the page of the item:
[CLK]

Show a clickable thumbnail linking to the item:
[TMB]

Link to the page of the item:
[CLK]

Show a clickable thumbnail linking to the original:
[TMB]
Flying Officer Kartar Singh Saund, No.2 Squadron
Get item URLs

Flying Officer Kartar Singh Saund, No.2 Squadron

Kartar Singh Saund (IND/1664), was commissioned in the Indian Air Force Volunteer Reserve on 6th January 1941. He was part of the

Views: 1743

Show URLs +

Link to the page of the item:
[CLK]

Show a clickable thumbnail linking to the item:
[TMB]

Link to the page of the item:
[CLK]

Show a clickable thumbnail linking to the original:
[TMB]
Coastal Defence Flights
Get item URLs

Coastal Defence Flights

The Coastal Defence Flights were formed immediately after the outbreak of the Second World War.

Several RAF Units detached aircraft to form flights. Most of the CDF aircraft were obsolete types like the Wapitis, Audaxes, Blen

Views: 359

Show URLs +

Link to the page of the item:
[CLK]

Show a clickable thumbnail linking to the item:
[TMB]

Link to the page of the item:
[CLK]

Show a clickable thumbnail linking to the original:
[TMB]
Training in the IAF
Get item URLs

Training in the IAF

At the outbreak of the War, the IAF had a strength of 16 Officers and 144 Ranks. Only one Squadron was operational and all training was undertaken by units in the UK. But the outbreak of the war put a strain on UK's training requirements and also to cater

Views: 294

Show URLs +

Link to the page of the item:
[CLK]

Show a clickable thumbnail linking to the item:
[TMB]

Link to the page of the item:
[CLK]

Show a clickable thumbnail linking to the original:
[TMB]

Keywords: Training, Tigermoth, Ambala, Begumpet, Jodhpur
Flying Officer P Krishnamurti (IND/2874)
Get item URLs

Flying Officer P Krishnamurti (IND/2874)

A daughter's quest to research her father, a WW2 Meteorology Officer - and some rare documents preserved in the family.

Views: 667

Show URLs +

Link to the page of the item:
[CLK]

Show a clickable thumbnail linking to the item:
[TMB]

Link to the page of the item:
[CLK]

Show a clickable thumbnail linking to the original:
[TMB]
4 Squadron Album
Get item URLs

4 Squadron Album

Misc Photographs from No.4 Squadron's Operations..

Views: 102

Show URLs +

Link to the page of the item:
[CLK]

Show a clickable thumbnail linking to the item:
[TMB]

Link to the page of the item:
[CLK]

Show a clickable thumbnail linking to the original:
[TMB]
No.3 Squadron
Get item URLs

No.3 Squadron

Views: 28

Show URLs +

Link to the page of the item:
[CLK]

Show a clickable thumbnail linking to the item:
[TMB]

Link to the page of the item:
[CLK]

Show a clickable thumbnail linking to the original:
[TMB]

  
Page: 1

The RIAF in World War Two

Size: 20 items (254 items total)

Click here to go to the "Indian Air Force in the Second World War" section on the Bharat-Rakshak.com Website.
  • Home
  • History Projects
  • Veteran's Sites
  • IAF News
  • IAF Web Links
  • About the Site
Copyright 2008 Bharat-Rakshak.com. All Rights Reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part in any form or medium without express written permission of BHARAT RAKSHAK is prohibited. If you have any comments, then please send them to us using our Feedback Form.