The Man who
flew too much -II - A photo feature
The Multi-role Fleet (or
Multi-billions down the Ganga) - Air
Marshal S Raghavendran
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The age old saga of the Multi Role
Aircraft - VCAS |
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Honey, I shrunk the
funds! - Air Marshal S Raghavendran
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Battling with the "Babu Log"
for funds for the War Wastage Reserves |
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The Mighty Jets
induct the Bofors into Thoise - Gp Capt Anant Bewoor
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Between 9th and 14th May 1988,
the Mighty Jets of No.44 Squadron induct the Bofors Howitzers into Thoise for the Siachen
Battle |
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The F-16s passed by
me at Osirak - Gp Capt Anant Bewoor
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An Indian instructor in Iraq is just
moments away from the Israeli formation that attacked Osirak. |
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Evaluating Fighter
aircraft in the Soviet Union - Air Marshal P Rajkumar
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The first evaluation flights of the
MiG-23, MiG-25 and the Sukhoi-17 |
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The Further Adventures
of No.44 Squadron - Gp Capt Anant Bewoor
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From dropping BMP-IIs to Flying at 100m
over the Sea to Airlifting troops to Madras |
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The Airlift into Armenia
by No.44 Squadron - Gp Capt Anant Bewoor
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No.44 Squadron flies a 40+ hours
mission to airlift supplies for earthquake relief to Armenia. |
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Induction of T-72 Tanks
into battle zones by No.44 Squadron - Gp Capt Anant Bewoor
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No.44 Squadron airlifts tanks into
Jaffna and Ladakh. |
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Dead Stick
Landing in a Canberra - Wg Cdr Vineet Bhalla
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Landing a Canberra with two dead
engines and no fuel! |
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The Vampire's Last Flight
by Air Marshal Subhash Bhojwani
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AVM S. Bhojwani,
Commandant of the Air Force Academy, recollects how the some officers of the IAF conspired
to start the AFA's Vintage aircraft collection. |
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The Buildup to Operation
Meghdoot by Gp Capt M. Bahadur
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Wing Commander M.
Bahadur narrates the first ever IAF Sortie in the Siachen Glacier Area. Made in 1978, full
six years before the actual fighting began in 1984! |
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The Banners: No.2 Target Tug
Flight by Phil Camp and Simon Watson
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The Hawker Hunter
had a career spawning over five decades, and India was one of the last operators of this
type. Phil Camp and Simon Watson do a feature on one of the last units to operate the
Hunter in India |
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Aviation Photography by
Wg Cdr A.P. Mote
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Aviation
Photography & Flying: a true
adrenaline rush. Wing
Commander A.P. Mote narrates his experiences of his favourite hobby with the Indian Air
Force. |
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Air Force Day Parade 89 - A
Photo feature by Arun Sharma
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The
Air Force Day Parade 89 was the only ceremonial event that was tinged with tragedy. Seen
here are some exclusive photographs of that parade. |
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Raising
the SuryaKirans by K Sree Kumar
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The
inside story on how the second Formation Aerobatic Team of the Indian Air Force came into
being. This article is linked to the BR Monitor Sept 2002 Issue. |
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A Tale of two hydraulic
systems by Wg Cdr K Suresh VrC
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Wg Cdr KS Suresh VrC
(Retd) describes an unusual situation and how a Jaguar aircraft was saved with high degree
of professionalism and quick thinking |
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Saving the Chetaks of the
IAF by Gp Capt K Bhargava
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How the failure of a
relatively unimportant component of the Chetak resulted in almost grounding the entire
fleet. |
Miracles do Happen by M
P Anil Kumar
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Once in a while, a
Miracle happens in the life of a fighter pilot that |
Air Marshal and
Vice Chief - Air Mshl Pandit's Photo Album
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Air Marshal AR
Pandit's photographs and Medals - in the third photo album of this series. |
Wg Cdr KS Suresh VrC
- Shiv Shankar Sastry
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A Photographic
Tribute to Wg Cdr Suresh, who died in 2004 |
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Frozen, Mid-Flight - M
P Anil Kumar
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This fighter pilot
is more than a memory |
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