I’m not much into politics; as a good soldier, I’m absolutely apolitical. But I must say the Prime Minister flying in the trainer version of the Tejas fighter plane is extraordinary. When I was a fighter pilot, I have seen officers of other branches of the Indian Air Force being offered similar flights, for a …
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It was love at first sight. I was in Tezpur in July 1982, on my first day in my first fighter squadron, when our instructor took us to meet the MiG-21. There she stood, her steel shining in the sunlight, looking at us with a wary eye. I could almost hear her groan! I thought …
भारतीय वायुसेना दरवर्षी ८ ऑक्टोबर रोजी वायुसेना दिन साजरा करते, पण त्यांनी ही तारीख का निवडली असेल? तुम्हाला माहिती आहे का की वायुसेना पूर्वी वेगळ्याच तारखेला हा दिवस साजरा करायची? शोधायला जाऊ नका. तुम्हाला ती माहिती ऑनलाइन सहजासहजी मिळणार नाही. या पोस्टच्या शेवटी मी उत्तर सांगीन, परंतु त्यापूर्वी ह्या लेखातच आपण ते शोधू शकता का …
The Indian Air Force celebrates Air Force Day on 8th October every year. Why did they choose this date? As an ex IAF pilot, I’ll give you the ‘inner gen’, which is IAF slang for insider information. Do you know the IAF earlier celebrated the Air Force Day on another date? Don’t go searching. You …
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Who was the first Indian pilot? Did you say Mr. JRD Tata? Well, you’re only partly right. He was the first civilian pilot of Indian origin. Here’s his Commercial Pilot’s Licence. Don’t miss the licence number next to the date. It is CPL No. 1. For the record, when I got my CPL in 2004 …
Is it true, or only Pakistani propaganda? It is true, and the Indian government has acknowledged it with regret. Which missile was it? From the flight path described, we can surmise that it was a BrahMos missile. India developed it in collaboration with Russia and therefore named it after two rivers in the two countries: …
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I was a fighter pilot in the Indian Air Force and have done two tenures in Bhuj. Having spent five years flying over and driving around Kutch, I was keen to relive the happy memories of my days in the IAF and in Kutch. I must confess, the movie brought tears to my eyes. Tears …
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The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) recently said, “…the Air Force continues to remain a supporting arm, just as Artillery or Engineers support the combatants within the Army…” I retired from the IAF full 18 years ago, and to borrow from Harry Belafonte, “No one wants my opinion anywhere, any time, on any subject, about …
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