The Relief of Leh

It is somewhat ironic that in 1999 we should be fighting to relieve pressure on the…

The Airlift that saved Kashmir

Ranjeet Bhatia Prologue In this article, I aim to bring forth and highlight the adverse conditions…

The Track

Moved by the  plight of a group of stranded soldiers on the Amar Post, the CO…

The Temperamental Tempest

A brief history of the IAF’s first true Fighter Bomber - the Hawker Tempest II. “And…

The Airlift into Armenia by No.44 Squadron

Gp Capt Bewoor commanded No.44 Squadron from Sep 87 to Oct 89. This article provides the…

The 1987 Christmas Day Airlift Into Madras – 44 Squadron

The charismatic MG Ramachandran or MGR a colossus on the Tamil screen had warmed and entered…

Tempests over Skardu

Wg Cdr K L "Livy" Mathur wrote this article first in 1999 in response to the…

They did it again! The IAF lands at DBO!

The IAF returns to Daulet Beg Oldi - after more than forty years - This is the…

Flying the Bofors into Thoise

  Between 9th and  14th May 1988, the Mighty Jets of No.44 Squadron induct the Bofors…

Chapter 3 : Descent Into Danger – The Jaffna University Helidrop

”Details are now available of the action on the night of October 12th when 29 Indian…