Padmanabha Gautam was born in Madras on 23 Jul 1933. He joined the IAF on 01…
Category: The Last Quarter: 1972-99
The Thunderbolts
The following write-up on the history of the Thunderbolts was scripted with help of Air Mshl…
The last time that ACM P C Lal wore his uniform.
The chief who led the Indian Air Force to victory during the 1971 war retired from…
The Tiger Moth of the Vintage Aircraft Flight
Gp Capt Ajit Keshav Agtey 12188 F(P) , a graduate of the Air Force Test Pilots…
A few anxious moments – a Gooney Bird story
The C-47 is a reliable work-horse that served for nearly four decades in the Indian Air…
Video : A Navigator’s Journey – Gp Capt Conrad Dalton VM
Gp Capt Conrad Dalton 12430 GD(N) , Indian Air Force, is a decorated veteran navigator who flew on…
The day the sky fell down (in Gwalior)
Back in the year 1989, a leading newspaper published a sensational story about a Hangar Collapse…
A belly landing in a Gnat!
Landing a jet fighter on its belly is not a task for the faint hearted. This…
The Errand Boy
In the olden days - there was no internet through which you can email a Powerpoint…