With the Tigers in Burma – Air Marshal A R Pandit

Anand Ramdas Pandit was born on 21st June 1921 at Indore. He joined the IAF Volunteer…

No.1 Squadron “Tigers” and the Imphal Siege

The complete story of No.1 Squadron's operations in the Imphal Battle told in detail never before…

An airman’s war in Burma – Wg Cdr Hoshang K Patel

A conversation with retired Wing Commander Hoshang K Patel in 2002 was what set us off…

My IAF Training Days 1941

This is a previously unpublished hand-written account by Air Marshal Anand Ramdas Pandit , PVSM AVSM…

The Westland Lysander – The IAF’s first monoplane bomber

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

No.10 Squadron

"Winged Daggers"

No.1 Squadron

"Tigers"

No.1 Squadron

 "Tigers"

Lord, Let Thy Servant go in peace – The Supermarine Spitfire

Designed by RJ Mitchell, famed for his previous Schneider Trophy floatplane designs, the prototype Spitfire first…