Engine Flame Out!

Then Flight Lieutenant K Nachiketa who was the only POW of the Kargil war, narrates his…

21 Seconds – Flame out at LOW LEVEL

21 seconds in time can fly fast without anyone noticing it, but as this supersonic jet…

Battle of Chhamb 71 : Through the 6/5 Lenses of an FAC

This is the first person account of a young Pilot Officer caught in the thick of…

Two sides of the same coin : The Raid on Peshawar

Based on the correspondence between Capt Tariq Syed (PIA)(Ex-Flt Lt, PAF), Jagan Pillarisetti and Air Vice…

The First Gnat Squadron Commander

Air Marshal S Raghavendran has the unique distinction of commanding the first ever Gnat Squadron.

Thirty Seconds over Sargodha

>The action was swift. Squadron Leader Mohammed Mahmud Alam, commanding No.11 Sqn in the PAF, shot…

Combat Diary Of A Tusker

Vivian Goodwin 4798 F(P), was  commissioned on 6th November,1954, at Begumpet in the 64th Pilots Course. After…

Canberra’s total electrical failure at night

Wing Commander Chandrakant Nijanand Bal, a former Canberra pilot writes about a night time sortie that…