The first five Indian Pilots commissioned into the Indian Air Force were H C Sircar, Subroto…
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Subroto Mukerjee
Some men are born to greatness. Others carve their part to it. Subroto Mukerjee was one…
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…