Under the Wings, on the Tarmac

 Under the Wings, On the Tarmac: A SERVICEGRAPHY OF AN IAF ENGINEER  is the autobiography of…

Thunder over Dacca

We were at the aircraft at 0635 hours. The Squadron Engineering Officer, Flight Lieutenant B.S. Ahluwalia,…

The Airlift that saved Kashmir

Ranjeet Bhatia Prologue In this article, I aim to bring forth and highlight the adverse conditions…

A Saga Forged in War – History of 7 Squadron. Dec. 1942 to June 1945

  This article is dedicated to the memory of my illustrious father late GP Capt. KL…

My IAF Training Days 1941

This is a previously unpublished hand-written account by Air Marshal Anand Ramdas Pandit , PVSM AVSM…

A belly landing in a Gnat!

Landing a jet fighter on its belly is not a task for the faint hearted.   This…

The Night Raiders : Good Morning Peshawar

On September 13th, 50 years back the greatest bomber operation against Pakistan was launched by the…

Anatomy of a Tac-R Hurricane Sortie

Dedicated to Nanu Shitoley, DFC – Hurricane Pilot & My surrogate father, Hoshang Patel – Hurricane…

Induction Of T-72 Tanks Into The Battle Zone

Gp Capt Bewoor commanded No.44 Squadron from Sep 87 to Oct 89. The airlifting of tanks…

Air Battles – December 1971 – My experiences

A Pakistani pilot narrates two of his air combat experiences in which his Indian opponents gave…