Ever since the hostilities, the UN Security Council had been trying hard to end the…
Category: The India Pakistan Air War of 1965
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Chapter 8: The rest of the war (Sept 15th to 23rd)
The last week of the war saw renewed efforts to capture more territory in the…
Chapter 5: Missed Opportunity – War in the Eastern Sector
The Pakistani nation after independence was divided in a unique position, geographically. Separated by nearly…
Chapter 4: The Reply – Air Battles of September 7th
By the night of September 4th, there was no doubt that full scale war has…
Chapter 3: Air Attack – Outbreak of the War (Sept 1-6th)
Operation GIBRALTER, as the Pakistanis called it, was a brilliant plan. It was the brainchild of…
Chapter 2: Preliminaries – The line up and Rann of Kutch
Following the defeat in the China war, the Indian Govt. gave a free hand for the…
Chapter 1: The IAF in the Preliminary Years
INTRODUCTION – THE IAF IN ITS PRELIMINARY YEARS The Indian Air Force (IAF) was officially born on 08 October 1932, when…