In war, much often hangs on a knife-edge. As this piece by Air Marshal Raghavendran shows,…
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Air Marshal S Raghavendran
Air Marshal S Raghavendran's retired as the Vice Chief of Air Staff after 38 years of…
The Man behind the legend – Mehar Singh
Major General Syed Ali Hamid writes about the legendary tales he heard about 'Baba' Mehar Singh,…
The Kilo Flight – a personal account of Op Cactus Lily
A rookie Flying Officer with four years of service, flying transports gets a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to…
Battle of Chhamb 71 : Through the 6/5 Lenses of an FAC
This is the first person account of a young Pilot Officer caught in the thick of…
Special Heli Borne Ops – Sylhet and Meghna
Special Heli Borne Operations (SHBOs) by Mi-4 In 1971 “Liberation War” by Sqn Ldr Pushp Vaid,…
Sukhoi Strike Missions during the War
An interview with late Air Vice Marshal Madhabendra Banerji (4898). On the 20th January 2019, Anchit Gupta…
Jodhpur and the 1965 War
Jodhpur was the most bombed Indian City of the Indo-Pak 1965 war. More than two hundred…
Ejected over No Man’s Land!
Gp Capt Gurdeep Singh Samra 8695 F(P) was a young Flight Lieutenant with No.101 Squadron operating from…
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…