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Inside Occupied Kashmir

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Category: The 1947-48 Jammu & Kashmir Operations
Last Updated: Wednesday, 23 August 2017 04:10
Written by P N Sharma
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P.N. Sharma was a reporter for the well known weekly magazine the BLITZ being published from Bombay. He was one of the first war correspondents on scene in Kashmir during the 1947 airlift of troops to Kashmir. His 1957 book, Inside Occupied Kashmir is not well known, but is a rare insight of some of the first combined operations of the war. Sharma's adventure started with his being on a public relations joyride in one of the IAF's Harvards. This account tells what happened on that fateful day.

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Flying with the Legend - Air Commodore R S Benegal

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Category: The Bangladesh War 1971
Last Updated: Tuesday, 15 August 2017 04:24
Written by Air Marshal G C S Rajwar (Retd)
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Air Marshal G C S Rajwar , commissioned in 1963 as part of the 26th Navigator Course, is a veteran of two wars. He was the navigator to the CO of No.106 Squadron in the 1971 war, then Wg Cdr R S Benegal.  He wrote this piece about his missions in the war as an "Afterword" for the autobiographical book by late Air Commodore R S Benegal - Burma to Japan with the Azad Hind .  

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Patches Gallery Updated

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Category: Uncategorised
Last Updated: Tuesday, 08 August 2017 01:46
Written by Webmaster
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 Patches Gallery updated with several Squadron Crest Patches, as well as other types. Contributions from Collections of Wg Cdr A K Gupta, Sqn Ldr A Mukherjea and late Air Marshal W R Dani.

Databases

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Category: Database
Last Updated: Monday, 10 July 2017 06:57
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Another update to the Units and Appointments Database by Anchit Gupta.  Records in the the existing database total 4200+ entries

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No.2 Squadron - Photos from the 70s

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Category: The Last Quarter: 1972-99
Last Updated: Friday, 30 June 2017 02:19
Written by Gp Capt Deb Gohain
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Group Captain Gohain was commissioned in the fighter stream of 110 Pilots Course on 2 Jun 1973. After initial training He was posted to Gnat squadrons and for next seven years or so served in Nos 22, 23 and 2 Squadrons. In 1982 he converted to MiG 21M and served in 37 and 17 Squadrons. he did two instructional tenures in MOFTU where he flew MiG-21FLs and later commanded 52 Squadron. He also commanded 273 SU, an ADDC as Group Captain. A qualified FCL and graduate of Staff College, he took a premature retirement from Air Force in May 2004.

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Roundels (Independence and Chakra)

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Category: Roundels
Last Updated: Thursday, 15 June 2017 03:16
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"Chakra" markings briefly adorned Indian Air Force aircraft in 1948 and after. The notifications and the history of these markings are described here.

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The Ajeet Trainer - Short lived and scantily used

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Category: Retired Aircraft Histories
Last Updated: Monday, 12 June 2017 13:23
Written by Wg Cdr A K Gupta (Retd)
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Ajeet Trainer E2427

The HAL built Ajeet Trainer is one of the odd-ball aircraft in the IAF's history. Only two examples were inducted and they were introduced at the fag end of the career of a legendary fighter. Wg Cdr A K (Lui) Gupta goes over their short career in the IAF - which lasted less than four years! 

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Panther Red One : The Sequel

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Category: Book Projects & Announcements
Last Updated: Tuesday, 30 May 2017 00:51
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The much awaited sequel to the delightful "Panther Red One: Memoirs of a Fighter Pilot". The author Air Marshal S Raghavendran is the retired Vice Chief of the Indian Air Force. In this sequel, he chronicles his career where the first book left off. Covering the staff and operational command appointments, the Air Marshal holds no punches in describing the disconnect between the government bureaucracy and the Defence procurement and planning wings.

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