The list is compiled from Newspaper reports, Gallantry Award lists released on Republic Day and from…
Category: The Sri Lankan Interlude 1987-90
The Indian involvement in Sri Lanka saw the largest air effort by the Indian Air Force in air maintenance and counter insurgency support amounting to 70,000 sorties by Transport, Helicopter and fighter aircraft without a single loss to hostile fire. We try to narrate the role of the IAF in Sri Lanka in the following Chapters. Please check out the Army Operations of the IPKF in our LAND-FORCES website to get a better idea of the Indian Army’s role
Overview : Indian Peace Keepers in Sri Lanka
With the deteriorating situation in Sri Lanka's Jaffna Peninsula the Indian government launched a massive effort…
Inducting T-72 tanks by air into Jaffna
Gp Capt Bewoor commanded No.44 Squadron from Sep 87 to Oct 89. The airlifting of tanks…
Chapter 5 : Crocodiles into the Attack – Mi-25s of 125 Heli Squadron
When India decided to go in for its first Helicopter Gunship, it was decided to go…
Chapter 2 : Accord, Airlift and Discord
The days that followed the supply drop saw the cessation of the blockade on Jaffna ,…
Chapter 3 : Descent Into Danger – The Jaffna University Helidrop
”Details are now available of the action on the night of October 12th when 29 Indian…