Operation Poonching

The story of No.12 Squadron's effort to save Poonch, including the effort to airlift the 25…

An Overview of the RIAF in the Kashmir Ops

The Royal Indian Air Force (RIAF) went into action shortly after Independence in 1947. It was…

Satish Kumar Sareen

PVSM, AVSM, VM ADCCAS, 31 Dec 1995 - 31 Dec 1998

Roundels (Independence and Chakra)

"Chakra" markings briefly adorned Indian Air Force aircraft in 1948 and after. The notifications and the…

Air Vice Marshal Arvind Dalaya (1931-2022)

Encounters Air Vice Marshal Arvind “Dal” Dalaya, AVSM, VM, 4025 F(P), was born in Murree, Undivided…

The National Cadet Corps and the IAF

In this research piece by Anchit Gupta , the author untangles the history of the Indian…

A few anxious moments – a Gooney Bird story

 The C-47 is a reliable work-horse that served for nearly four decades in the Indian Air…

Battle of Chhamb 71 : Through the 6/5 Lenses of an FAC

This is the first person account of a young Pilot Officer caught in the thick of…

Sukhoi Strike Missions during the War

An interview with late Air Vice Marshal Madhabendra Banerji (4898).  On the 20th January 2019, Anchit Gupta…

The first landing at Nyoma

 The first landing at Nyoma was ostensibly carried out by an An-32 in 2009,  but lost…