Thunder over Dacca
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- Category: The Bangladesh War 1971
- Last Updated: Tuesday, 13 June 2017 03:34
- Written by Air Vice Marshal B K Bishnoi
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The Bangladesh War 1971
Air Battle over Dacca
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- Category: The Bangladesh War 1971
- Last Updated: Tuesday, 13 June 2017 03:42
- Written by Polly Singh
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The Boyra Air Battle - 22 November 1971
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- Last Updated: Sunday, 29 March 2015 21:32
- Written by P V S Jagan Mohan
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Night Intruder: A Personal Tribute To The Canberra
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- Last Updated: Tuesday, 13 June 2017 03:43
- Written by Wg Cdr Anil 'Tootsie' Ghosh
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A 35 Squadron veteran writes about his personal experiences with the Canberra - and the 1971 War!
Flying the Sukhoi-7 in Operation Cactus-Lily
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- Last Updated: Friday, 16 June 2017 13:20
- Written by Air Marshal Narayanan Menon
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Air Marshal Narayanan Menon was a Flight Lieutenant with No.26 Squadron at Adampur flying the massive Sukhoi-7 Ground attack aircraft during the 71 war. The Squadron was involved in a sector with the most enemy opposition on the western front. He recollects details of unit's contributions and his own personal experiences of the war.
Electronic Warfare - The untold story of 1971
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- Category: The Bangladesh War 1971
- Last Updated: Friday, 16 June 2017 13:13
- Written by Wg Cdr M L Bala (Retd)
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As a young Flight Lieutenant with an electronic eavesdropping unit of the Indian Air Force, (Wing Commander) M L Bala writes about the unsung role his unit played in hastening the end of the 1971 war.
Sirsa's War
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- Last Updated: Tuesday, 23 August 2011 03:01
- Written by Wg Cdr Divakar Chaudhri
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During the 1971 War, Sirsa acted as forward air base in Haryana for Squadrons normally operating out of Hindan. It was home to Mystere IVa fighter bombers of Nos 3 and 31 Squadron, as well as a dettachment of MiG-21s of No.29 Squadron. Wg Cdr Divakar Choudhri writes about his days at Sirsa during the war, acting as the Fighter Controller for the aircraft there.
We joined hands with the Navy
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- Category: The Bangladesh War 1971
- Last Updated: Tuesday, 13 June 2017 03:45
- Written by Arunesh Prasad
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This is an untold story of an exemplary and unique mission flown during the 1971 Indo-Pak War by then Flt Lt Arunesh "Bachu" Prasad, probably the only real navy air co-op operation during 1965 and 1971 wars with Pakistan.
Wish I had a gun!
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- Category: The Bangladesh War 1971
- Last Updated: Tuesday, 13 June 2017 03:46
- Written by Air Cmde Manbir Singh VrC VM
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Air Commodore Manbir Singh VrC flew with No.28 Squadron during the 1971 War as a Flt Lt. During the course of the Bangladesh Operations, he flew 27 sorties in Air Defence, Counter Air and Close Support roles including night time bombing missions. In this article he recollects his very first combat sortie involving combat with a Pakistani F-86 Sabre Jet.
Mission to Chamb
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- Last Updated: Friday, 16 June 2017 12:53
- Written by Gp Capt Apram Jeet Singh VrC (Retd)
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Gp Capt Apram Jeet Singh was a Flight Lieutenant flying with a detachment of MiG-21s of No.45 Squadron at Pathankot. He narrates the tale of a fateful mission to Chamb in which his aircraft was nearly shot down.
December Diary : With the Battle Axes
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- Category: The Bangladesh War 1971
- Last Updated: Tuesday, 13 June 2017 03:50
- Written by Wg Cdr Kulbir Singh Harnal (Retd)
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Wg Cdr Kulbir Singh Harnal was a young pilot with the Battle Axes - No.7 Squadron, based at Bagdogra when the war broke out. In this day by day account, Wg Cdr Harnal takes us through the Squadron's operations - from the Eastern Front to the Western Front, making it one of the few units that took part on both fronts.