The 1965 Beechcraft incident : A daughter’s search for closure

 Precy D'Costa was ten months old when the tragedy struck her family. Her father, an Aviation…

Jodhpur and the 1965 War

Jodhpur was the most bombed Indian City of the Indo-Pak 1965 war. More than two hundred…

Helicopter Operations in J&K – 111 HU

Captain (Ex Flt Lt) Premananda Goswami, the only Auxillary Air Force Officer to be decorated in…

The Battle Axe who became a Sabre Slayer

Commemorating another 'Sabre Slayer' - then Flying Officer P S Pingale, who had to eject after…

The Night Raiders : Good Morning Peshawar

On September 13th, 50 years back the greatest bomber operation against Pakistan was launched by the…

Video – Heroes of the 1965 War

Courtesy of the HAL sponsored "Gnat Brotherhood" film, this short video clip features rare war time…

One Vs Four : The complete story of Alfred Cooke’s epic air combat.

The story of Flt Lt Alfred Cooke's air combat remained untold for many years.  While the…

Daylight Forays into Pakistan

There was one aircrew in the Indian Air Force who could fly anywhere into Pakistan as…

The First Air Battle – 3rd September 1965

Gp Capt Mohan "Manna" Murdeshwar is one of the 'few' , who flew with the elite…

My first war experience – flying Mysteres with No.31 Squadron

Wing Commander Chandrakant Nijanand Bal was a young pilot with No.31 Squadron flying the french Mystere…