The Airlift that saved Kashmir

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

Tempests over Skardu

Wg Cdr K L "Livy" Mathur wrote this article first in 1999 in response to the…

The Dakotas of the 47-48 War.

No.12 Squadron, RIAF was the only Squadron at the time of Independence operating transport aircraft. Equipped…

Aircraft Losses in the 47-48 Operations

 

My Experiences in the 47-48 War with 8 Squadron

Gp Capt Micky Blake continues his personal story on his experiences in the Jammu and Kashmir Operations…

Battle Damage!

An account based on the personal recollections of Wing Commander Donald Michael (Retd) about his return…

Exceptional Courage : Flt Lt A W Barrett

Among the gallantry awards given to IAF personnel for the 1947-48 Operations, only one out of…

Inside Occupied Kashmir

P.N. Sharma was a reporter for the well known weekly magazine the BLITZ being published from…

Operation Poonching

The story of No.12 Squadron's effort to save Poonch, including the effort to airlift the 25…

An Overview of the RIAF in the Kashmir Ops

The Royal Indian Air Force (RIAF) went into action shortly after Independence in 1947. It was…