Squadrons : 35-81

 

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…

Sqn Ldr Pramod Chandra Chopra

  Photo Albums Sqn Ldr Pramod Chandra Chopra, VrC 5194 F(P) Sqn Ldr PC Chopra was…

The Westland Lysander – The IAF’s first monoplane bomber

The Westland Lysander equipped three of the four IAF Squadrons in its heyday - Indian pilots…

Air Commodore H S Ratnagar – Back to India

Continuing the Story of Homi Ratnagar, who joined the IAF in 1940 and flew with No.1…

The Day Halwara Was Bombed – By Me!

1958, Ambala, No.4 Squadron We are transported in time to 1958. I was the sole flight…

The Day I (Almost) Missed The Fly Past

Executing flypasts on important occasions with precision is a complex exercise – as this story will…

Black Archers Command

Wing Commander (Retd) Charlie Fernandez , commissioned in the  51/52 GD(P) in April 50 , flew with…

Sikh Pilots in the IAF in WW2

Sikh Pilots in the Indian Air Force in World War Two by Mr. Pushpindar Singh Excerpted…

On Air Marshal Nur Khan (1923-2011)

A look at PAF Air Marshal Malik Nur Khan's time with the Indian Air Force before…