Lysanders to Hurricanes : Air Commodore H S Ratnagar

When No.1 Squadron, Indian Air Force went into operations in February 1942 against the Japanese in…

Air Commodore H S Ratnagar – Back to India

Continuing the Story of Homi Ratnagar, who joined the IAF in 1940 and flew with No.1…

A Tiger pilot remembers – Air Marshal Y V Malse

Air Marshal Yeshwant Malse, who saw two tours of ops on the Burma Front. His story…

An airman’s war in Burma – Wg Cdr Hoshang K Patel

A conversation with retired Wing Commander Hoshang K Patel in 2002 was what set us off…

The Westland Lysander – The IAF’s first monoplane bomber

The Westland Lysander equipped three of the four IAF Squadrons in its heyday - Indian pilots…

No.1 Squadron

"Tigers"

No.1 Squadron

 "Tigers"