The Battle Axe who became a Sabre Slayer

Commemorating another 'Sabre Slayer' - then Flying Officer P S Pingale, who had to eject after…

When Lightning Strikes!

Throughout the decade in the 1980s, a generation of Indians grew up looking at 9 Hunters…

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…

Pioneers of Formation Aerobatics in IAF

  Members of the Indian Air Force’s first nine aircraft formation aerobatic teamĀ  – led by…

IAF’s First Formation Aerobatics Team

Aviation magazines around the world have stories by old retired pilots titled, “I flew the .…

Black Archers Command

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

Exercise Shiksha

The recent exercises in Gwalior between the Indian Air Force and the US Air Force F-15s,…

Anglo-Indians in the IAF

The Origin of the Anglo-Indians The Portuguese came to India just over 500 years ago. The…

Partition Troubles

The Air Force was never my choice for a career. I got into the Air Force…

The Untold Story Of Group Captain Karori Lal Bhatia, VrC

In this article, the author, Col N N Bhatia tells the family background and story of…