Precy D'Costa was ten months old when the tragedy struck her family. Her father, an Aviation…
Category: The India-Pakistan War 1965
The Bharat-Rakshak site salutes the air veterans of the 1965 India-Pakistan War. We will be featuring articles and stories in the war including excerpts from the book “India-Pakistan Air War of 1965” over the coming months to commemorate the 50th year anniversary of the conflict.
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…