The episode of blowing up at sea of a Portuguese Patrol Boat laden with explosives off…
Category: Liberation of Goa 1961
In December 1961, the Republic of India undertook military action to evict the Portugese rulers out of the enclaves of Goa, Diu and Daman. This involved tri-service operations with the Army, Navy and the Air Force acting against the Portugese troops. The “war” was over in three days- resulting in the liberation of the Portugese enclaves. It also bought in a diplomatic freeze between the two nations which thawed only in 1974.
Eyewitness to the Liberation of Goa
While all this was going on, I was called to liberate Goa and other Portuguese possessions!!…
Four Sorties over Goa
Sqn Ldr Ian Steele "Locky" Loughran was the commanding officer of No.37 "Black Panthers" Squadron during…
Operations at Diu : The One day war
Based on the personal recollections of Gp Capt MPO Blake VrC (Retd) with inputs from Air…
The Liberation of Goa – An Overview
An Overview of the Goa Operations - Adapted from Dr. P.N. Khera's Official History of the…