Memoirs of an IAF Technical Signal Officer - 4
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- Last Updated: Monday, 18 October 2021 03:41
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War and Peace - 1962 -71
Three Forced Landings in a Harvard
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- Last Updated: Sunday, 19 July 2020 17:59
- Written by Captain Karimuddin Ahmed Shah
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Captain Karimuddin Ahmed Shah AUX30032 served in the Auxilliary Air Force for ten years form 1956-1966. He narrates the details behind the force landing incidents he had to do during his career
Ejecting from a Mystere IVa
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- Last Updated: Sunday, 30 October 2016 16:37
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On 8th March 1967, a young Flying Officer, with less than four years of service, found himself in a predicament over the skies of northern India when the aircraft's main gear did not deploy correctly. Then Fg Offr David "Dadoo" Subaiya was faced with the choice of crash landing or trusting the SNCASO ejection seat of his Mystere IVa fighter bomber. This is his story in Video!
Baptism by sparks, fire and bailout
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- Last Updated: Wednesday, 13 September 2017 04:56
- Written by Wg Cdr A K Gupta
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Wg Cdr A K "Lui" Gupta, 13072 F(P) joined the caterpillar club on his very second solo flight in a Vampire Jet fighter. This is the story of possibly the last bailout from a Vampire.
No.27 Squadron, 1967-70
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- Last Updated: Sunday, 29 March 2015 04:19
- Written by Flt Lt Samar Bikram Shah
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Eyewitness to the Six-Day War
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- Last Updated: Sunday, 29 March 2015 03:13
- Written by Gp Capt Kapil Bhargava
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Messerschmitt's HA-300 And Its Indian Connection
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- Last Updated: Sunday, 29 March 2015 03:12
- Written by Gp Capt Kapil Bhargava
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The IAF as an Aircraft Manufacturer
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- Last Updated: Monday, 12 June 2017 21:51
- Written by Gp Capt Kapil Bhargava
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The Day I (Almost) Became A Squadron Commander For The Third Time!
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- Last Updated: Monday, 12 June 2017 21:52
- Written by Air Marshal S Raghavendran
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The Day I (Almost) Missed Going To Iraq.
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- Last Updated: Sunday, 29 March 2015 03:03
- Written by Air Marshal S Raghavendran
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The best years of my life
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- Last Updated: Sunday, 29 March 2015 03:01
- Written by Duncan M Cruickshank
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The man who flew too much -1
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- Last Updated: Saturday, 15 February 2014 15:54
- Written by Polly Singh
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An overview of the flying career of Air Marshal Prithi Singh PVSM AVSM VM Bar ADC, former C-in-C Western Air Command, starting from his Cadet days upto the early onset of the 1970s.
The One Man DASI Cum DFCL School
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- Last Updated: Saturday, 15 February 2014 15:51
- Written by Air Marshal S Raghavendran
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The First Gnat Squadron Commander
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- Last Updated: Wednesday, 12 July 2017 03:40
- Written by Air Marshal S Raghavendran
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21 Seconds - Flame out at LOW LEVEL
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- Last Updated: Monday, 03 March 2014 17:31
- Written by Air Marshal Subhash Bhojwani
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21 seconds in time can fly fast without anyone noticing it, but as this supersonic jet pilot can testify, it can appear to be a lifetime - and a lot can happen in those short 21 seconds!
K-13 Live Firing - First time in India (with a Canberra's Help)
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- Last Updated: Sunday, 04 August 2013 01:40
- Written by Sqn Ldr S A Patwardhan
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After the disappointing performance of the missile in the 65 War, No.28 Squadron tested the K-13 missile in live firing exercises. A Canberra flown by Squadron Leader S A Patwardhan was the key in these tests.
Surviving a Sukhoi-7 Crash
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- Last Updated: Friday, 16 June 2017 13:19
- Written by Wg Cdr H K L Saxena
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Wg Cdr Har Kishan Lal Saxena (4907) F(P) flew a variety of aircraft in his career - Vampires, Toofanis, Mysteres and ultimately the Sukhoi-7 fighter bombers. He narrates the tale of his career in the IAF and his fortious escape from a stricken aircraft
Video: Boss Panther Recollects - Air Marshal S Raghavendran
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- Last Updated: Sunday, 17 May 2015 03:31
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June 16, 2013 marked the book launch of "Panther Red One" - The Autobiography of Air Marshal S Raghavendran. Air Marshal Raghavendran's book took shape from the series of articles he had contributed to our site. The book was published earlier this year by Knowledge World India. The Book launch included a Panel Discussion in which the Air Marshal shared some of his experiences in the IAF in Video. (Length 38 minutes)
Bounty Flying in the North-East
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- Last Updated: Thursday, 16 May 2013 02:49
- Written by Wing Commander N M Dhavle (Retd)
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Wg Cdr N M Dhavle writes about his fighter pilot days flying --- Transports! all in the name of earning his Flying Pay!
Canberra's total electrical failure at night
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- Last Updated: Sunday, 10 February 2013 23:03
- Written by Wg Cdr C N Bal (Retd)
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Wing Commander Chandrakant Nijanand Bal, a former Canberra pilot writes about a night time sortie that went wrong - which earned him the Vayu Sena Medal (Gallantry) in 1970)
Test Pilot losses in Marut Flight Testing
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- Last Updated: Wednesday, 13 May 2015 04:01
- Written by Gp Capt Kapil Bhargava
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The HF-24 Flight testing claimed the lives of four test pilots in the years 1970-71. The author revisits these accidents and the events leading upto them.