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!

Alfred Anthony joined up to serve in the Indian Air Force at the height of World War Two. He was part of the 21st Pilots Course that commenced its training at Initial Training Wing, Poona in July 1943. After completing the initial training Alfred arrived at the No.1 Elementary Flying Training School at Begumpet on 31 October 1943. Three months of flying training on the De Havilland Tigermoth followed before Alfred was commissioned in the Indian Air Force on 31 January 1944 with service number IND/2824. He was just 26 at that time.

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Air Marshal Partha Kumar Dey AVSM PVSM  (30 March 1934 - 10 January 2014)

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Eight years in the making, this book is the follow up to the well received "India-Pakistan Air War of 1965". The story of the Indian Air Force's operations over Bangladesh during the liberation war, including its role in training and equipping the Mukti Bahini fliers, its air offensive against Dacca and the constant bombardment of the Pakistani Army is narrated in great detail. Drawing on interviews with Indian, Bangladeshi and Pakistani veterans, it tells the story of the air war as never before with exclusive photographs and previously unpublished research.  Click to Order your copies today