We all know that No.1 Squadron's A Flight was formed at Drigh Road. But how did…
Category: Birth of an Air Force
The Indian Air Force’s History precedes World War Two by eight years. The IAF was established by on 8 Oct 1932 when its formation was announced in the Gazette of India. No.1 Squadron formed at Drigh Road in Karachi on 1 April 1933 with a complement of six Indian Officers under the command of a British Officer. The pages in this section showcase the initial years of the existence of the IAF.
The first Gazette of India notification
From the Archives, Recently while working with Anchit Gupta, we discovered the original gazette notification for…
The Indian Air Force Act, 1932 (Act No. XIV of 1932)
Every history starts with the words "The Indian Air Force was officially established by the Indian…
Subroto Mukerjee
Some men are born to greatness. Others carve their part to it. Subroto Mukerjee was one…
Pioneers
In 1943, the first official Indian Air Force published 'history' was bought out as a small…
Air Commodore Narendra
A short profile of late Air Commodore Narendra - A Cranwell trainee and one of the…
Wg Cdr A B Awan – The Photo Collection on Flickr.com
Very rarely do we find an external website or link to be of sufficient value that…
Training At Cranwell
The first five Indian Pilots commissioned into the Indian Air Force were H C Sircar, Subroto…