No, not THOSE French-made jet fighters that you are thinking of right now, but the very…
Category: Jets and Growth 1948-64
The fifties saw the modernisation of the IAF. Coming out of the decade that saw the world war, the advent of new technology like JETS, the complete Indianisation of its officer corps, expansion of its infrastructure, all ensured that it was a hectic and busy period till the next decade which was filled with conflict all over again.
Hunting Harvards in the Countryside
In the 1950s it was not uncommon for IAF aircraft to undertake "force landings" in the…
Air Commodore E L Birch
Evans Lionel Birch was born in Amritsar PUnjab on 23rd Oct 1927. After joining the IAF…
Air Cmde P M Wilson – Cadet Days
Flight Cadet “Pete” Wilson (later Air Commodore Peter M Wilson, PVSM, VrC) learned to fly in…
Sqn Ldr P C Chopra with Nos. 4, 1 and 8 Squadron
Shortly before the outbreak of hostilities in 1965, Flight Lieutenant Chopra was sent on technical detachment…
Flying the DHC-4 Caribou
Wg Cdr Prithipal Singh Bhachu left the Indian Air Force in 1981 after serving in the…
Flying with the Auxillary Air Force
Des Peters joined the Auxiliary Air Force in September 1956. He was commissioned as a Pilot…
Squadron Leader JF Josephs
Squadron Leader JF Josephs’ Personal Archive Squadron Leader J F ‘Joe’ Josephs was commissioned on 16th…
Air Marshal A R Pandit – Independence and After
After the War, AR Pandit held some important command and staff appointments including commands of No.1…
Air Commodore R H D Singh
Air Cmde Singh was born in Nov 1914. He was commissioned (See Commission Document) into the…