The Tiger Moth of the Vintage Aircraft Flight

Gp Capt Ajit Keshav Agtey 12188 F(P) , a graduate of the Air Force Test Pilots…

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…

IAF’s First Formation Aerobatics Team

Aviation magazines around the world have stories by old retired pilots titled, “I flew the .…

The Caterpillar Club

Membership The 28th of October, 1952 was another bright day at the Indian Air Force air…

The Man Who Flew Too Much – II

Continuing the flying career of Air Marshal Prithi Singh PVSM AVSM VM Bar ADC, former C-in-C Western…

Air Marshal Johnny Greene (1929-2013)

A legendary pilot and officer,  Air Marshal Johnny William Greene passed away on 16 October 2013.…

Air Cmde Nanu Shitoley DFC

Nanu Shitoley was kind enough to share his time and hospitality with me one evening in…

Battle Damage!

An account based on the personal recollections of Wing Commander Donald Michael (Retd) about his return…

India’s Reclaimed Bombers: The B-24 Liberator

A history of the B-24 Liberator in IAF service

Lord, Let Thy Servant go in peace – The Supermarine Spitfire

Designed by RJ Mitchell, famed for his previous Schneider Trophy floatplane designs, the prototype Spitfire first…