53rd Pilots Instruction Course Commencement : 19th July 1948 Commissioned : 14th…
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.
ITW Coimbatore – Portal To The Sky!
‘A’ Squadron of the 51 Pilot’s Course at ITW Coimbatore in October 1947. Seen in the…
Panther One: Air Marshal S Raghavendran
Let’s admit it – most of us would go a long way to contact, or just…
Air Commodore H S Ratnagar – Back to India
Continuing the Story of Homi Ratnagar, who joined the IAF in 1940 and flew with No.1…
Senior Officer and Retirement – Wg Cdr C H L Digby – 5
Back to flying instruction, 1959. Following an eminently successful period in command of a front-line squadron,…
Panther Boss – Wg Cdr C H L Digby – 4
Squadron Command, 1957 With plenty of flying time behind him, and having endured lengthy delays before…
Squadron Service and Instructional Duties – Wg Cdr C H L Digby – 3
Back in India, 1947-’49: Digby’s and No 4 Squadron’s return to India, following service with…
Flying Otters in NEFA – Wg Cdr PS Bhachu
TRANSPORT OPERATIONS IN THE 1950S AND 60S: Otter IM-1732 entering Walong valley (Eastern NEFA) after take…
The MS 755 Fleuret Story – A Forgotten Chapter
In 1954, a the prototype Morane-Saulner MS-755 Fleuret trainer arrived in India for an evaluation in…
Pioneers of Formation Aerobatics in IAF
Members of the Indian Air Force’s first nine aircraft formation aerobatic team – led by…