Alfred Anthony joined up to serve in the Indian Air Force at the height of World…
Category: WW2 Veterans Project
The WW2 Veterans Project : WWII Veteran Encounters, Profiles and Memoirs started off in earnest in 2002 when between a small group of like minded enthusiasts, an effort was made to locate and interview WW2 veterans of the Indian Air Force. With the dwindling number of veterans every passing year, the effort continues in terms of family members writing profiles of their loved ones who took part in the war – and in keeping their memories alive.
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…
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…
A Flying Start – Training To Be A Pilot – Capt M Balan
This series of articles and photo albums chronicles the experiences of Muthukumarasami Balan, who joined the…
A WW2 Pilot’s Story – Neville Gill
S NANDA KUMAR is transported back in time as he talks to 82 year-old Bangalorean, Neville…
Air Cmde Nanu Shitoley DFC
Nanu Shitoley was kind enough to share his time and hospitality with me one evening in…
The Sky is the Limit – Wg Cdr Murkot Ramunny
Murkot Ramunny, had served in the Indian Air Force, flying Hurricanes in Burma during the War.…