Air Marshal G E Gibbs Air Marshal Gibbs, the third and the last British CAS of…
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.
No.23 Squadron, Portraits
No.23 Squadron, Air Force. Poona 1958 In the late 1950s many new squadrons in the IAF…
Technical Training College – Later AFTC
From the Indian Air Force’s earliest years, it was clear that an important element in building…
221 Squadron – Flt Lt Des Peter’s Collection
221 Squadron, IAF “Valiants” Shortly after the Indo China War of 1962, a decision was taken to…
No.10 Squadron – 1950s
The Photographs here are courtesy of the Ministry of Defence , Government of Indian and Mr.…
No.7 Squadron – 1950s
No.7 Squadron, IAF Known as the Battle Axes, No.7 Squadron, IAF was raised in 1943 on the Vultee…
69th Pilots Course and 4 Squadron AF
Squadron Leader Pramod Chandra Chopra was born in Delhi on November 15th 1935. He attended Modern School…
63 Pilots Course
Commencement : January 1953 Commissioned : 17th July 1954 Trained at : No.2 Air Force Academy, JodhpurConversion…
60th Pilots Course
Commencement : -NA- Commissioned : 1st April 1953 Trained at : No.1 Air Force Academy,…
58 Pilots Course at the CTU, Hakimpet
From the collection of Wing Commander CHL Digby Commencement : ??? 1951 Commissioned : 30th August…