Members of the Indian Air Force’s first nine aircraft formation aerobatic team – led by…
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Pioneers
In 1943, the first official Indian Air Force published 'history' was bought out as a small…
The final resting place of Jumbo Majumdar in Lahore
Dr Nadeem Ahmed, an ex-pat Pakistani in the US, on the request of another ex-pat from…
A few anxious moments – a Gooney Bird story
The C-47 is a reliable work-horse that served for nearly four decades in the Indian Air…
Special Heli Borne Ops – Sylhet and Meghna
Special Heli Borne Operations (SHBOs) by Mi-4 In 1971 “Liberation War” by Sqn Ldr Pushp Vaid,…
Air Vice Marshal Manmohan Bahadur
Air Vice Marshal Manmohan Bahadur 14665 F(P) (Retd), had two tenures in the Siachen Pioneers, the first…
Cheetah Resurrection at 19500 feet
AVM Manmohan Bahadur writes about a recovery operation at 19,500 feet that saved a valuable Cheetah…
The S-75 Dvina – India’s first Surface to Air Guided Weapon
Which "aircraft" was 35 ft long, inducted in 1964, could fly at three times the speed…
The Track
Moved by the plight of a group of stranded soldiers on the Amar Post, the CO…
Indian Air Force Veterans History Project
Bharat Rakshak is interested in compiling a personal history of the veterans that have served…