Air Marshal K C "Nanda" Cariappa hails from a distinguished family from Coorg - His father…
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.
Out of the blue
Air Chief Marshal S Krishnaswamy was a young fighter pilot with No.23 Squadron flying Gnats during…
The Shelling Of Dwarka
Ramesh Madan joined the Indian Air Force in 1959 as an airman and took part in…
Combat Diary Of A Tusker
Vivian Goodwin 4798 F(P), was commissioned on 6th November,1954, at Begumpet in the 64th Pilots Course. After…
Appendices
APPENDIX A: PAF CLAIMS VS. OFFICIAL LIST OF IAF LOSSES The following shows a list of air…
Chapter 9: Ceasefire and after
Ever since the hostilities, the UN Security Council had been trying hard to end the…
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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 4: The Reply – Air Battles of September 7th
By the night of September 4th, there was no doubt that full scale war has…