| 1. |
My
Tryst with the Indian Air Force by Air Marshal Sir Thomas Walker Elmhirst (Retd.)
A biographical account from the first Chief
of the Indian Air Force. |
| 2. |
Partition Troubles by Wing Commander Verghese Kuriyan (Retd.)
As a young Flying Officer during the time of
Partition, presents a candid look at the events and happenings in his Squadron during
those tumultuous days. |
| 3. |
......And
One Flew Under The....... by P V S Jagan Mohan
Lack of flying skills is not always the
reason for the disqualification of Cadets from Flying Training. For some, like Flt. Cdt.
R.B. Menon, It could be an over abundance of them. |
| 4. |
The
Catterpillar Club - Air Vice Marshal Cecil Vivian Parker, MVC, VM.
The Hawker Tempest was a powerful and a wonderful
machine to fly, and beastly to maintain. A young flight cadet's narrow escape from death
is narrated in this candid writeup. |
| 5. |
IAF
Fighter pilots in the United States - Flt Lt Peter Brown (Retd.)
An interesting account of the experience of the first
batch of Indian Fighter pilots on an exchange program in the United States. |
| 6. |
Flying and Gunnery Training in the United States
- Air Marshal P Rajkumar(Retd.)
Air Marshal Rajkumar writes a detailed article on the Indian
Pilot training with the 4521st Tiger Squadron of the USAF . This replaces the earlier smaller note he had written for us. |
| 7. |
Anglo
- Indians in the Indian Air Force by Group Captain Kapil Bhargava (Retd.)
Group Captain Kapil Bhargava Chronicles the immense
contribution of this small community to the Indian Air Force |
| 8. |
Ground Tenures by Wing Commander Venu Kondath (Retd.)
Its not just the pilots who have work on the ground, as Wg
Cdr Kondath finds out in his first posting. |
| 9. |
Liberator Tales by Wing Commander Venu Kondath (Retd.)
A technical officer's learning experiences with a Liberator
Squadron in the 1950s |
| 10. |
The
Naked Apes and General Salute by Group Captain Kapil Bhargava (Retd.)
Hairy travails of a new recruit in the Indian Air Force |
| 11. |
Exercise Shiksha - India US Face off by Wing Commander
Donald Michael (Retd.)
The first India US joint combat
aircraft exercise from 1963 |
| 12. |
Black Archers Command by Wing Commander Charlie Fernandez
(Retd.)
Wg Cdr Fernandez was the second CO
of No.47 Squadron. |
| 13. |
Memoirs of an IAF Technical Signals Officer by
Wing Commander L P Fegredo (Retd.)
Locksley Percival Fegrado belonged
to the No.3 Signal Officers Course. This is his autobiography |
| 14. |
Flying the Spitfire by Group Captain Kapil Bhargava (Retd.)
Training days and joining No.7 Squadron flying the Spitfire. |
| 15. |
The IAF's First Formation Aerobatic Team by Group Captain
Kapil Bhargava (Retd.)
How three pilots of No.7 Squadron started formation
aerobatics on the Vampires. |
| 16. |
How
I was (almost) Court-Martialled by Air Marshal S Raghavendran (Retd.)
FIS Training and Instructional duties at No.2 AFA Jodhpur. |
| 17. |
The HF-24 Glider
by Group Captain Kapil Bhargava (Retd.)
The World's last fullscale plywood glider of a fighter aircraft |
| 18. |
The Day I (almost) missed the Fly Past by Air Marshal S
Raghavendran (Retd.)
Executing flypasts on important occasions with
precision is a complex exercise - as this story will prove! |
| 19. |
The 122nd Pilot Attack Instructor Course in UK by Group
Captain Kapil Bhargava (Retd.)
Remember the author's first visit to the UK |
| 20. |
How Halwara was bombed - by me! by Air Marshal S Raghavendran
(Retd.)
A pratice attack mission on Halwara goes wrong! |
| 21. |
Ferrying Vampires from Indonesia by Air Commodore
David Bouché (Retd.)
Flying Vampires via Burma in 1963 |
| 22. |
Ferrying Vampires from Indonesia - II by Wing Commander
Venu Kondath (Retd.)
A Navigators experience accompanying David Bouche's
team. |
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