Rare WW2 era footage of former POW Flying Officer K V Nair after his liberation from the Rangoon…
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Fg Offr P Krishnamurti – MET Branch
by Padmini Sankar - A daughter's quest to research her father's career - Flying Officer P…
The search for my uncle – Plt Offr Mehmood Butt
A Pakistani Army Officer in search of his uncle's WW2 career - finds some answers with…
In the Skies of Calcutta : A tribute to Maurice Pring
Ever wondered what was the story behind the name "Pring" (made famous in the "This is…
Officers and Aircrew – Unit Rosters
Complete nominal rolls of all IAF Flying Squadrons, flights and many of the ground establishments. Click…
No.1 Service Flying Training School (India)
No.1 Service Flying Training School was established at Ambala on 23rd October 1940. The SFTS consisted…
Air Vice Marshal Ranjan Dutt (1594) GD(P)
Air Vice-Marshal Ranjan Dutt, one of a small number of Indian pilots to have flown operationally…
By the old Moulmein Pagoda – Gp Capt George Philip
A WW2 veteran of service on the Burma Front, Gp Capt CGI Philip was actually born…
A Tiger pilot remembers – Air Marshal Y V Malse
Air Marshal Yeshwant Malse, who saw two tours of ops on the Burma Front. His story…
Air Cmde Nanu Shitoley DFC
Nanu Shitoley was kind enough to share his time and hospitality with me one evening in…