The official history of the No.43 Squadron carries the following tantalising tidbit . "On 6 September…
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.
A SPLIT second decision in air combat
On 19th September 1965, Four Gnats of No.9 Squadron were involved in an aircombat with four…
Thirty Seconds over Sargodha
>The action was swift. Squadron Leader Mohammed Mahmud Alam, commanding No.11 Sqn in the PAF, shot…
Tank Busting In The Chamb
The story of tank busting by a Mystere Squadron in the Chamb sector as told by…
A critical look at the 1965 operations
Air Chief Marshal P C Lal at the National Security Lecture 1973 at the USI.
The An-12 in the bombing role – 2
This page of comments by Wing Commander Reggie Rufus is in response to Squadron Leader Dinky…
The Antonov 12 in the Bombing Role
The use of the An-12 in the bombing role was conceived by Gp Capt Surinder Singh…
How I Too Nearly Missed The War!*
*This article is inspired by Air Marshal Raghavendran's article with a similar title.
How I Almost Missed The War
To those of us aching for first person accounts by Indian fighter pilots who have actually…
Tigers Over Sargodha
This is the story of the only successful broad daylight attack carried out on the famous…