Wing Commander Cecil "Digger" Digby, IAF (Retd), a veteran of service from the 1940s to the…
Category: History
History is the study of the past, it relates to past events as well as the memory, discovery, collection, organization, presentation, and interpretation of information about these events. History is about the truth, and it is about recording events and memories before they are consigned to be forgotten. Presented here in these sections is the History of the Indian Air Force. The unvarnished, un-revised version that is independent of jingoism and ultra-nationalism.
Pilot Officer Sayanapuram Duraiswamy Thyagarajan
Sayanapuram Duraiswamy Thyagarajan, who was known as "Tiger" Rajan, was one of the rare breed of…
The buildup to Operation Meghdoot
Siachen Glacier is the highest battlefield in the world. Here a war is going on for…
Flying the Bofors into Thoise
Between 9th and 14th May 1988, the Mighty Jets of No.44 Squadron induct the Bofors…
With the Tigers in Burma – Air Marshal A R Pandit
Anand Ramdas Pandit was born on 21st June 1921 at Indore. He joined the IAF Volunteer…
Appendix A : Gallantry and Service Awards for Sri Lanka
The list is compiled from Newspaper reports, Gallantry Award lists released on Republic Day and from…
Sqn Ldr Keki Burjorji Commissariat
A profile of Keki Burjorji Commissariat, an officer who joined the IAF early on as when…
Overview : Indian Peace Keepers in Sri Lanka
With the deteriorating situation in Sri Lanka's Jaffna Peninsula the Indian government launched a massive effort…
Pilot Officer Hukum Chand Mehta
Pilot Officer Hukum Chand Mehta was one of the twenty four Indians sent to the United…
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…