The first ferry of French fighters to Ambala

No, not THOSE French-made jet fighters that you are thinking of right now, but the very…

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…