In October 1962, Air Commodore Y V Malse (1616 GD(P)) was with the National Defence College…
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Special Heli Borne Ops – Sylhet and Meghna
Special Heli Borne Operations (SHBOs) by Mi-4 In 1971 “Liberation War” by Sqn Ldr Pushp Vaid,…
A belly landing in a Gnat!
Landing a jet fighter on its belly is not a task for the faint hearted. This…
Burn the Toofanis! – a story from 1962
How the Indian Air Force came close to destroying eight of its own Jet fighters during…
The Pushpaka’s last flight – The untold story of 4th Nov 1977
Wg Cdr P K Raveendran was a young under-trainee flight engineer on a VIP flight to…
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…
Evaluating Fighter aircraft in the Soviet Union
Following the resounding victory in the Bangladesh liberation war in Dec 71, India was increasingly seen…
When Lightning Strikes!
Throughout the decade in the 1980s, a generation of Indians grew up looking at 9 Hunters…
The Airlift into Leh
Another perspective on the article HERK: HERO OF THE SKIES By Group Captain (Retd.) A G…