A Dipti Bhalla/Kunal Verma film

Made in 1992, to commemorate 60 years of the IAF, with funding from the Tata Group, Salt of the Earth offered for the first time an unprecedented look into the growth and development of this formidable force.

Presented by Rakesh Sharma, this is a wonderful docu drama made even more appealing by the fact that young officers of the day are enacting the roles of their illustrious predecessors. Backed up with historical footage of the then Royal Indian Air Force taken at Miranshah, the NWFP, the Burma theater and then of the 1947-48 valley ops, this is a must see film for any one who wanted to know about the evolution of India’s air force.

All the conflicts which the IAF has participated in up to 1992 are covered. A noteworthy scene is an enactment of the famous Longewala battle ,which an actual company of 23 Punjab gladly volunteered for with back up from the Armoured Corps and Hunters specially flown to Jaisalmer for the shoot.

And for those who are curious about what aircraft feature in the film,well all the aircraft up to 1992 are shown here. Including the then recent acquisitions: the Mirage 2000 and Mig 29,with the latter painted in gaily ACM colours and there are shots of the rarely seen Canberra gently dipping and the mighty Mig-25 coming headlong at the viewer and taking off. Nothing can describe this massive mainstay of the IAF’s recce force. It has to be seen to be believed. There’s also incredible footage of Hunters and Mig-21s flying together over the plains of Punjab. The film ends with a wonderful sequence of Maritime Strike Jaguars taking off and flying over the sea along the Konkan coast.

Truly,a great classic.

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