The Internet's best resource on the Indian Air Force in the Second World War. Read about veteran storiess, units, database research tools and the hundreds of photographs and images from that era!
An exclusive item from our archives. A publicity booklet from the Second World War with photographs and illustrations about the IAF on the Burma front. Most of the photographs seem to be from Nos 1, 6 and 7 Squadron Operations
There are milestones in an officer's career that are etched in stone. The day you got commissioned, the day you commanded your first unit as "CO" , the day you fly into operations, the day you command a force. For one officer, his milestone of commanding a unit has been forgotten or not recorded by the IAF. Anchit Gupta writes about righting a wrong in the Commanding Officer leader board of the IAF's senior-most Squadron - No.1 Squadron IAF. The name of one of the commanding officers has been missing for nearly 73 years (At the time of writing) . Building the evidence to support this assessment took years of effort - with the conclusive evidence coming from the Govt of India's Archives
An Indian Air Force senior officer, posted as an Air Attache to the Embassy of India in France, embarks on a journey of discovery on the Indian participation in the Air War over Europe during WW2.
Planes of Hindustan was one of the earliest World War II documentaries to be made in India and it was the second to be produced by the company Wadia. The film has rare footage of No.1 Squadron from early 1940, However further information is missing on details available in the film. This is an updated higher resolution version of the clip we had updated seven years ago, with timestamp based analysis and links to the video.
A rare documentary film made by V Shantaram about the Indian Air Force in 1942. The film is from the Films Division of India archives and it showcases the training of officer cadets of No.12 Pilot's Course.
The complete story of No.1 Squadron's operations in the Imphal Battle told in detail never before known. First published in an abridged form for the WW2 Imphal Battle Commemoration Brochure. This article also puts names to the unknown faces - and lists out those who sacrificed their lives in the battle.
Complete nominal rolls of all IAF Flying Squadrons, flights and many of the ground establishments. Click individual numbers to see detailed service records. This is a must have research tool for the IAF WW2 historian.
The WW2 Veterans Project : WWII Veteran Encounters, Profiles and Memoirs started off in earnest in 2002 when between a small group of like minded enthusiasts, an effort was made to locate and interview WW2 veterans of the Indian Air Force. With the dwindling number of veterans every passing year, the effort continues in terms of family members writing profiles of their loved ones who took part in the war - and in keeping their memories alive.
