This series of articles and photo albums chronicles the experiences of Muthukumarasami Balan, who joined the…
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My IAF Training Days 1941
This is a previously unpublished hand-written account by Air Marshal Anand Ramdas Pandit , PVSM AVSM…
Flying the Spitfire XVIII
Spitfire : The background Of all the aircraft of World War II, the Supermarine Spitfire has…
By the old Moulmein Pagoda – Gp Capt George Philip
A WW2 veteran of service on the Burma Front, Gp Capt CGI Philip was actually born…
The Airlift that saved Kashmir
Ranjeet Bhatia Prologue In this article, I aim to bring forth and highlight the adverse conditions…
Special Heli Borne Ops – Sylhet and Meghna
Special Heli Borne Operations (SHBOs) by Mi-4 In 1971 “Liberation War” by Sqn Ldr Pushp Vaid,…
Ejected over No Man’s Land!
Gp Capt Gurdeep Singh Samra 8695 F(P) was a young Flight Lieutenant with No.101 Squadron operating from…
The Temperamental Tempest
A brief history of the IAF’s first true Fighter Bomber - the Hawker Tempest II. “And…
Anatomy of a Tac-R Hurricane Sortie
Dedicated to Nanu Shitoley, DFC – Hurricane Pilot & My surrogate father, Hoshang Patel – Hurricane…