The Indian Air Force missile squadrons were first raised in 1965, when the SA-2 was inducted…
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Sukhoi-7 BMK – A whale of a fighter
A brief history of the Sukhoi-7 fighter bomber - Adapted from Pushpindar Singh Chopra's "A Whale of…
Induction Of T-72 Tanks Into The Battle Zone
Gp Capt Bewoor commanded No.44 Squadron from Sep 87 to Oct 89. The airlifting of tanks…
Evaluating Fighter aircraft in the Soviet Union
Following the resounding victory in the Bangladesh liberation war in Dec 71, India was increasingly seen…
The Indian Air Force in Iraq
One of the lesser known episodes of the IAF's involvement with foreign air forces was its…
Tigers Over Sargodha
This is the story of the only successful broad daylight attack carried out on the famous…
Chapter 4: The Reply – Air Battles of September 7th
By the night of September 4th, there was no doubt that full scale war has…
Chapter 3: Air Attack – Outbreak of the War (Sept 1-6th)
Operation GIBRALTER, as the Pakistanis called it, was a brilliant plan. It was the brainchild of…
Inducting T-72 tanks by air into Jaffna
Gp Capt Bewoor commanded No.44 Squadron from Sep 87 to Oct 89. The airlifting of tanks…