The An-12 memorial in Leh

On 19 November 1978, the Indian Air Force suffered its second-ever worst accident in its history…

3 Squadron – 1942 – “CSI”

Investigating a photograph from an album of an RAF airman posted to India in 1942..

The first women officers of the IAF – 31 years on!

Its been just over thirty years since the Indian Air Force took the momentous decision to…

The Airlift that saved Kashmir

Ranjeet Bhatia Prologue In this article, I aim to bring forth and highlight the adverse conditions…

Pilot Officer Paljor Namgyal: The Crown Prince of Sikkim

by Tenzin C. Tashi, Sr Researcher, English Academic Section, NIT. On a small hillock within the…

Recovery of UN103 : Mission Accomplished

The Force landing 07 May 2000 was another eventful day in the still nascent stay of…

Bob or Pete – the debate over a nickname..

After the publication of  the article on Wg Cdr Padmanabha Gautam’s last flight – a debate…

A legend’s last flight

Padmanabha Gautam was born in Madras on 23 Jul 1933. He joined the IAF on 01…

Sqn Ldr. Hemango Nath Chaudhuri

Sqn Ldr. Hemango Nath Chaudhuri – 1st Commanding Officer of 7 Squadron 1565 GD (P) Wing…

A Saga Forged in War – History of 7 Squadron. Dec. 1942 to June 1945

  This article is dedicated to the memory of my illustrious father late GP Capt. KL…