The Indian Air Force Historic Moments In Pictures 1947-48 Kashmir War

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[center][size=6]The 1947-48 Kashmir War[/size][/center][center][size=4][img]http://jaganpvs.tripod.com/temp48.jpg[/img][/size][/center][center][size=4][i]A Tempest Fighter being armed with Rockets shares the field with a Dakota at Ambala.[/i][/size][/center][center][size=4][img]http://jaganpvs.tripod.com/temparm.jpg[/img][/size][/center][center][size=4][i]The Ground crew arm one of the Tempests with Cannon Shells and Rockets[/i][/size][/center][center][size=4][img]http://jaganpvs.tripod.com/mehar.jpg[/img][/size][/center][center][size=4][i]This could be a picture straight out of WWII. The breifing room of No.1 Air Ops group. Air Cmde Mehar Singh MVC,DSO is standing fourth from the left. Wg Cdr K L Bhatia Vr C. is to his right.[/i][/size][/center][center][size=4][img]http://jaganpvs.tripod.com/t6.jpg[/img][/size][/center][center][size=4][i]The Pilot of a Harvard gives some last minute Instructions to his ground crew.[/i][/size][/center][center][size=4][img]http://jaganpvs.tripod.com/mmeng.jpg[/img][/size][/center][center][size=4][i]Wg Cdr M M Engineer MVC,DFC (sitting in Jeep) who later headed the Western Air Command in 1971 briefs Pilots of No.7 Tempest Squadron before a Sortie[/i][/size][/center][center][size=4][img]http://jaganpvs.tripod.com/temp1.jpg[/img][/size][/center][center][size=4][b]THUNDER OVER KASHMIR:[/b][i]Two Tempest Fighters over the Kashmir Valley.[/i][/size][/center]

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[center][size=4][img]http://jaganpvs.tripod.com/dakpun.jpg[/img][/size][/center][center][size=4][i]Artillery Guns of the Hazara Mountain Battery being loaded onto Dakota VP903. Thease guns were landed at Punch to provide support to the Isolated army Garrison there.[/i][/size][/center][center][size=4][img]http://jaganpvs.tripod.com/dakpun2.jpg[/img][/size][/center][center][size=4][i]A Dakota loading up with Troops in Punch.[/i][/size][/center][center][size=4][img]http://jaganpvs.tripod.com/aircrew2.jpg[/img][/size][/center][center][size=4][i]The Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru visits the Ops Group. Seen among the standing are Air Cmde Mehar Singh MVC, DSO and Sqn Ldr D E Pushong Vr C(Peak Cap)[/i][/size][/center][center][size=4][img]http://jaganpvs.tripod.com/dakleh.jpg[/img][/size][/center][center][size=4][i]No.12 Squadron (The Yaks) at Leh. The Squadron personnel pose with the first jeep to be airlifted to Leh in Ladakh, where an Airfield was constructed from scratch to facilitate airlift of personnel and supplies.[/i][/size][/center][center][size=4][img]http://jaganpvs.tripod.com/dc3case.jpg[/img][/size][/center][center][size=4][i]A Wounded Soldier gets a helping hand embarking onto a Dakota during Casuality evacution from Poonch[/i][/size][/center]

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[center][size=4][img]http://jaganpvs.tripod.com/p_dak3.jpg[/img][/size][/center][center][size=4][i]A Dakota loading up with troops at Poonch..[/i][/size][/center][center][size=4][img]http://jaganpvs.tripod.com/p_temp4.jpg[/img][/size][/center][center][size=4][i]Arming the Tempest with "Unrifled Rocket Projectiles" for strikes against the raiders. Note the North American Harvard in the background.[/i][/size][/center][center][size=4][img]http://jaganpvs.tripod.com/p_temp5.jpg[/img][/size][/center][center][size=4][i]Pilots carry out a check before takeoff.[/i][/size][/center][center][size=4][img]http://jaganpvs.tripod.com/p_temp6.jpg[/img][/size][/center][center][size=4][i]Gaurding the Tempests at Srinagar. Round the clock vigilance was necessary as Srinagar airfield had only a wire fence to protect against saboteurs.[/i][/size][/center]

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[center][size=5]The Flyers - Gallantry Awardees of the War.[/size][/center][center][size=4][img]http://jaganpvs.tripod.com/mehar2.jpg[/img][/size][/center][center][size=4][i][b]Air Commodore Mehar Singh, MVC and DSO.[/b] [/i]Mehar Singh was the CO of No.1 Air Operations Group.[/size][/center][center][size=4][img]http://jaganpvs.tripod.com/mmeng3.jpg[/img][/size][/center][center][size=4][i][b]Wg Cdr Minoo Merwan Engineer, MVC and DFC.[/b][/i] was the Station Commander of Srinagar Airfield and later OC, No.1 Opl Wing.. Engineer was the AOC-in-C , Western Air Command during the 71 War.[/size][/center][center][size=4][img]http://jaganpvs.tripod.com/Mool.jpg[/img][/size][/center][center][size=4][i][b]Wg Cdr Hrushikesh Moolgavkar[/b][/i],[i][b] MVC [/b][/i]was the Squadron commander of No.7 and Later was the OC, No.1 Opl Wing,Moolgavkar became Air Chief in 1976.[/size][/center][center][size=4][img]http://jaganpvs.tripod.com/noronha.jpg[/img][/size][/center][center][size=4][i][b]Wg Cdr Sidney Basil Noronha,MVC, [/b][/i]was the commanding officer of No.7 Squadron flying the Tempest fighter. Noronha's squadron was involved in the operations right from the beginning and Noronha himself led many missions against Pakistani targets.[/size][/center][center][size=4][img]http://jaganpvs.tripod.com/ulricdcruz.jpg[/img][/size][/center][center][size=4][i][b]Fg Off Ulrich Anthony D'Cruz, KC [/b][/i]baled out of his fighter aircraft after being hit by AA. He was captured by the tribesmen and subject to Hardship and torture. The Award of Ashoka Chakra Class II came in due recognition of his fortitude[/size][/center][center][size=4][img]http://jaganpvs.tripod.com/rdutt.jpg[/img][/size][/center][center][size=4][i][b]Wg Cdr Ranjan Dutt,VrC[/b][/i] flew a tree-top bombing raid on April 24th , 1948, on the Kishenganga Bridge in a Tempest of No.7 Sqn. Later on he was the SASO of No.1 Opl Group.[/size][/center][center][size=4][img]http://jaganpvs.tripod.com/bhatiakl.jpg[/img][/size][/center][center][size=4][i][b]Wg Cdr K L Bhatia, VrC [/b]was the commanding officer of No.12 Dakota Squadron. His Squadron was responsible for flying the now legendary missions to Srinagar, Punch and Leh.[/i][/size][/center][center][size=4][img]http://jaganpvs.tripod.com/barty.jpg[/img][/size][/center][center][size=4][i][b]Fg Off Douglas Barty VrC,[/b][/i] was a Dakota Pilot with No.12 Squadron. He landed his Dakota at Punch in an airstrip made to take only an Auster. Barty's feat inevacuating casualites from the beleaguered garrison was recognised by the Vir Chakra.[/size][/center]

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