In October 1962, Air Commodore Y V Malse (1616 GD(P)) was with the National Defence College…
Category: The Indo-China War 1962
Burn the Toofanis! – a story from 1962
How the Indian Air Force came close to destroying eight of its own Jet fighters during…
The first landing at Nyoma
The first landing at Nyoma was ostensibly carried out by an An-32 in 2009, but lost…
The Airlift into Leh
Another perspective on the article HERK: HERO OF THE SKIES By Group Captain (Retd.) A G…
Lifeline Through the Sky – Ladakh 1962
Wg Cdr Joseph Thomas, VM was a young flying officer serving with No.43 Squadron in Ladakh…
In the Line of Fire – No 110 Helicopter Unit, IAF
Glimpses of the Role played by No 110 Helicopter Unit, IAF in the Chinese War of…
Close Air Support in the 1962 War
Gp Capt Anant Bewoor argues in this article that the IAF was not fully prepared for…
Independence and the China War
After his flying accident in a Spitfire in WW2, which kept him from flying for some…
Highest Take Off in the World
The day was yet to dawn on the morning of July 23, 1962 when we taxied…
Dakota Dispatches
Wing Commander (Retd) Venugopalan "Venu" Kondath continues on his experiences in the Indian Air Force. In…