Arnold Socindronath Williams was commissioned in the Indian Air Force in October 1950. Originally trained on…
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.
Four Sorties over Goa
Sqn Ldr Ian Steele "Locky" Loughran was the commanding officer of No.37 "Black Panthers" Squadron during…
Operations at Diu : The One day war
Based on the personal recollections of Gp Capt MPO Blake VrC (Retd) with inputs from Air…
The Liberation of Goa – An Overview
An Overview of the Goa Operations - Adapted from Dr. P.N. Khera's Official History of the…
Air Cmde Pete Wilson’s Congo Photo Album
Various photographs from Air Cmde Pete Wilson's collection.
Pete Wilson in Congo with the Tuskers
K Sree Kumar writes about Air Commodore Peter Maynard Wilson PVSM, VrC and his initial stint…
Canberras in the Congo
The story of the first Indian Air Force Contingent to the United Nations Force in Congo…
My Experiences in the 47-48 War with 8 Squadron
Gp Capt Micky Blake continues his personal story on his experiences in the Jammu and Kashmir Operations…
Battle Damage!
An account based on the personal recollections of Wing Commander Donald Michael (Retd) about his return…
Exceptional Courage : Flt Lt A W Barrett
Among the gallantry awards given to IAF personnel for the 1947-48 Operations, only one out of…