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Bharat Rakshak was started in April 1997 by bringing together the individual websites of Indian Defence enthusiasts. [1] The website was officially launched on 1 July 1997 by Seetal Patel and Rupak Chattopadhyay.
Flt. Lt.Bharat Bhushan Soni No. 47 Squadron IAF: India 12th Dec MiG-21: Wg Cdr Mervyn L Middlecoat [5] No. 9 Squadron PAF: Lockheed F-104A Starfighter: Flt Lt Soni awarded Vir Chakra [37] had spotted Middlecoat bail out and had rushed a rescue team from the nearest IAF station. [5] However the rescue team found no trace of Middlecoat.
Sqn Ldr later Grp Capt Bharat Singh No. 2 Squadron IAF: India 14 Sep Khem Karan Sector Folland Gnat: Unidentified F-86: Indian Army confirmed wreckage and Singh awarded Vir Chakra, PAF pilot nursed hit plane safely to ground. [41] Flg Offr later Air Marshal Prakash Sadashivrao Pingale No. 7 Squadron IAF: India 16 Sep Hawker Hunter: Fg Offr M ...
Name Origin Primary role(s) Year introduced Year retired # used Notes Pre World War II Westland Wapiti: United Kingdom: Liaison: 1933 1942 28 [1]World War II
This is an organized list of all of the active aircraft squadrons that currently exist in the Indian Air Force.Squadrons might have changed names and designations many times over the years, so they are listed by their current designation.
No. 22 Squadron (Swifts) was a CAS unit based out of Hasimara AFS.Along with No. 222 Squadron IAF Tiger Sharks, No. 22 Squadron forms a part of the 16 Wing of the IAF. The squadron operated the MiG-27 till December 2017 and the squadron number-plated since then.
Air Marshal Kodandera Cariappa 'Nanda' Cariappa is a former Air Officer in the Indian Air Force.He served as the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief (AOC-in-C), South Western Air Command.
Devayya was born on 24 December 1932 at Coorg, Karnataka.He was the son of Dr. Bopayya. In 1954 he was commissioned into the Indian Air Force (IAF) as a pilot. [4] At the outbreak of the 1965 war, he was an instructor at the Air Force Flying College.