Training At Cranwell

The first five Indian Pilots commissioned into the Indian Air Force were H C Sircar, Subroto…

Subroto Mukerjee

Some men are born to greatness. Others carve their part to it. Subroto Mukerjee was one…

Subroto Mukherjee

OBECAS, 01 April 1954 - 08 Nov 1960

1st April 1933 – Ninety Years ago!

We all know that No.1 Squadron's A Flight was formed at Drigh Road. But how did…

Marshal of the Air Force Arjan Singh (1919-2017)

Its an end of an era - Marshal of the Air Force Arjan Singh, the only…

The Westland Lysander – The IAF’s first monoplane bomber

The Westland Lysander equipped three of the four IAF Squadrons in its heyday - Indian pilots…

Indians over Flanders

Only four Indians are definitively known to have been military aviators in World War One. They…

Air Commodore R H D Singh

Air Cmde Singh was born in Nov 1914. He was commissioned (See Commission Document) into the…

Air Commodore H S Ratnagar – Back to India

Continuing the Story of Homi Ratnagar, who joined the IAF in 1940 and flew with No.1…

Anglo-Indians in the IAF

The Origin of the Anglo-Indians The Portuguese came to India just over 500 years ago. The…