RECOMMENDED LINKS

Indian Air Force

Official Websites
• The Indian Air Force Official Web Site- by the Ministry of Defence and IAF.
• The Official Indian Air Force Careers Site- gives details on how to join the IAF.

Indian Aviation Research and Aircraft Manufacturers
• Hindustan Aeronautics Limited - Official Website
• HAL - Overhaul Division Website earlier had a long winding www.overhauldivision-hal-bangalore.com address which is now defunct
• Aeronautical Development Agency - The organisation developing the Tejas - Light Combat Aircraft
• National Aerospace Laboratories - Designers of the Hansa and Saras
• Gas Turbine Research Establishment - tasked with the designing of the Indigenous Jet engine - Kaveri

Photography
• Airliners.Net Indian Air Force Photographs - An excellent online photographic resource
• JetPhotos.net Indian Air Force Photographs - A rival to the above, but just as good.
• Lockon Aviation Photography - An excellent aviation site by Sunil Gupta, has some IAF pics.

Biographies
• Flt Lt ESDN Sparkes RAF- A site by a World War Two veteran who was a founding member of No.10 Squadron RIAF.
• The Memoirs of late Sqn Ldr TJ Thomas probably the only Indian WW2 Veteran to put up his story on the internet.
• The flight of my life : Air Marshal SY Savur pens down his memoirs on the net.new.gif (147 bytes)

Veteran Associations
• AFA Karnataka Web Site - Air Force Association Karnataka is the first on the net!

Specialist
• The OrBat of the Indian Air Force at SCRAMBLE - by the Dutch Aviation Society.
• Warbirds of India.com - A must see site which specializes in IAF Vintage Indian Aircraft and in the attrition.
• The Liberation Times - commemorates 30 years of the Indian victory in Bangladesh , has quite a few IAF Stories
• Indian Air Force Flags from the Flags of the World Website.
• Air Combat Information Group Indian Subcontinent Section - ACIG.org is devoted to post 1945 Air combat.
• PAFCombat a Pakistani site that looks into aircombat history of the subcontinent with lots of info on IAF vs PAF action.
• National Geographic's Highly Acclaimed Mission Udaan was a joint project with the IAF. The site has some wonderful Wall papers to download.

Enthusiast & Miscellanies
• Alok's IAF Page - An absolutely wonderful page on the IAF. Highly Recommended.
• Ashok's IAF Museum Page - Plenty of Pictures from the IAF Museum, Palam.
• David's IAF Page - A beautiful picture site on the IAF. A must see!
• Jagan's IAF History Page - This was in someway the percussor of the History section on this site
• Pawan's IAF Page - A superb site on the IAF. Specializes in IAF serial & squadron badges.
• Sam's Indian Air Force Down Under - Once, the personal site of Flt Lt Samar Shah VrC VM, but now on misc airforce stuff.
• Shiv's IAF Page - An excellent site on the IAF. This is the only site with video clips on the IAF on the net.
• Vayusena @ Tripod - An unofficial site with interesting articles that cant be found elsewhere.

Discussion Boards - Email Lists
• Bharat Rakshak Military Forum The discussion board of this website
• Air Forces Monthly Military Aviation Forum
• Flypast Magazine Historic Aviation Forum
• ACIG.org Aircombat Forum
• Warbirds Information Exchange Forum
• Warbirds of India Forums For some offbeat information on IAF - warbirds, markings, serials, accident reports.
• RAF Commands Forum

Worldwide Military Links

• Air Forces of the World
• Airpower Journal International
• Air Forces of the Americas Almanac
• Andrew Brooks Collection - A must see site dedicated to the Blackburn Buccaneer (and other British aircraft). Maintained by Andrew Brooks.
• Bangladesh Air Force Page Headquarters - Enjoy this site dedicated to BAF by Rubayat Zahir.
• C-130 Hercules Headquarters - A fantastic site dedicated to the mighty Hercules.
• Canberra Tribute Web Site - A great resource on the Canberra. Maintained by Les Bywaters.
• Chandelle - A superb electronic journal covering all lesser known aspects of aviation.
• Diego Zampini's rich collection of articles about Air Combat after World War 2, including good stories on the Falklands Conflict.
• Eagle Press Italy - A must for Aero Modellers. Maintained by Giovanni Galvan, A Contributor to the Models section of this site.
• Evert van Koningsveld's Sky Flash
• Fighter Planes - A fantastic site on the world's fighter planes from 1930s to Present. Maintained by Werner Bergmans.
• Helicopter History Site - Evolution of the rotary wing aircraft by Jorge Gazzola.
• Kiwi Aircraft Images - Everything you wanted to know about aviation in New Zealand and a great collection of aircraft images. Maintained by Phillip Treweek.
• Mirage F.1 & Mirage 2000 Web - A superb site on Mirage F.1 & 2000s maintained by Michel Teiten.
• Phantom Productions Aviation Photography - a great site with original work by Mike Kopack.
• Polish Aviation Site - a great site on all aspects of Polish Aviation.
• Post War Military Aviation Site - a must go site maintained by author Vic Flintham.
• Royal Thai Air Force - the official site maintained by Amorn Chomchoey.
• Royal Auxiliary Air Force - the official site maintained by Don McQueen.
• Rudnei Dias de Cunha's Brazilian Air Force site
• Small Airforces Observer - Newsletter for the aviation underdog.
• SKYLINE Aviation - A must see site by world renowned aviation photographer Peter Steinemann.
• The National Test Pilot School
• Three-Four-Nine - The ultimate reference for the F-16 enthusiast
• Thomas Kraft's MiG-21 Page - A fantastic page by a former East German Pilot.
• Thunder and Lightning - Damien Burke's Wonderful site on post-war British aircraft.
• Urban's Swedish Aviation Page - A useful collection of materials on Swedish aviation.

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