The Indian Air Force Historic Moments In Pictures 1965

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[center][size=4][img]http://jaganpvs.tripod.com/kutch.jpg[/img][/size][/center][center][size=4][color=#000000][b]THE PRELIMINARIES: [/b][i]Recce Photo taken by Fg Off Utpal Barbara, Showing Pakistani Patton tanks in Kutch. Thease Photos proved the Usage of US Supplied arms in the conflict [/i][/color][color=#000000][i](Pic courtesy: College of Air Warfare).[/i][/color][/size][/center][center][size=4][img]http://jaganpvs.tripod.com/vampp.jpg[/img][/size][/center][center][size=4][b]PAK PATTAN EXPRESS:[/b][i] Vampires suffered severe losses on the first day of the war. and Pakistan claimed thease obsolete aircraft were withdrawn from the frontline subsequently. This picture belies such claims. They carried out many nocturnal missions in support of the army. This Vampire "Pak Pattan Express" has the sorties listed out on its fuselage.[/i][/size][/center][center][size=4][img]http://jaganpvs.tripod.com/myst1.jpg[/img][/size][/center][center][size=4][b]TIGERS OF ADAMPUR: [/b][i]A Mystere of No.1 Tigers Squadron is armed with Cannon and Stores for an Interdiction mission. An Excellent Interdiction Aircraft, They suffered heavily in Air Combat. No.1 lost Devayya and Fg Off Babul Guha, both to PAF fighters on Sep 7th. They also extracted a heavy toll of enemy aircraft on ground.[/i][/size][/center][center][size=4][img]http://jaganpvs.tripod.com/ouragon.jpg[/img][/size][/center][center][size=4][i]This Ouragan forcelanded in Pakistan after straying over on a training flight. prior to commencement of Hostilities in June 1965. (Pic Courtesy: Syed Amir Hussain)[/i][/size][/center][center][size=4][img]http://jaganpvs.tripod.com/myst2.jpg[/img][/size][/center][center][size=4][b]MYSTERE IVa :[/b][i]A Flight of Mysteres in a close formation prior to the War. The First Supersonic (in a dive) aircraft to be inducted, They did memorable service in the first day of the War. Six of them were lost to various causes.[/i][/size][/center][center][size=4][img]http://jaganpvs.tripod.com/mig21f.jpg[/img][/size][/center][center][size=4][i][b]FIRST SUPERSONICS:[/b] A MiG-21F of the No.28 Sqn in 1964. A contrast from the MiG-21bis of the later days. India entered the war with 3 of these aircraft, and another 6 MiG-21 FLs. armed with K-13 Missiles which proved useless and no guns, they did not make any contribution except for providing a deterent.[/i][/size][/center]

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[center][size=4][img]http://jaganpvs.tripod.com/denzil.jpg[/img][/size][/center][center][size=4][img]http://jaganpvs.tripod.com/trev.jpg[/img][/size][/center][center][size=4][b]BROTHERS IN ARMS: [/b][i]Sqn Ldr Denzil Keelor ,VrC and Sqn Ldr Trevor Joseph Keelor,VrC,VM with their Gnats. Trevor got the first air combat kill of 1965 on Sep 3rd flying for No.23 Sqn. Denzil, the elder of the two followed with his kill on Sep 19th When he shot down a Sabre at an altitude less than a thousand Feet. He was with the No. 9 Wolfpack Sqn.[/i][/size][/center][center][size=4][img]http://jaganpvs.tripod.com/pat.jpg[/img][/size][/center][center][size=4][b]Flt Lt Virendra Singh Pathania VrC,[/b][i]The second member of No. 23 Sqn to score a kill.[/i][/size][/center][center][size=4][img]http://jaganpvs.tripod.com/patkill.jpg[/img][/size][/center][center][size=4][i]This sequence shows Pathanias kill, which was admitted by the PAF as being lost to "Russian supplied MiGs".[/i][/size][/center][center][size=4][img]http://jaganpvs.tripod.com/65sab.jpg[/img][/size][/center][center][size=4][i]Camera Gun Reel of the Sabre shot down by Fg Off V K Neb over Halwara on Sep6th. The Sabre rolls over to the left and blows up Neb's Hunter just misses the Debris [/i][/size][/center][center][size=4][img]http://jaganpvs.tripod.com/aircrew.jpg[/img][/size][/center][center][size=4][i]Air Marshal Arjan Singh DFC, chatting with Fg Off V K Neb and Flt Lt D N Rathore of No.27 Sqn who had shot down Two F-86 Sabres over Halwara on September 6th 1965 . Three Pak Pilots were shot down and killed in this battle. Sqn Ldr S Rafique and Flt Lt Younus are two PAF losses admitted by Pakistan[/i][/size][/center]

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[center][size=4][img]http://jaganpvs.tripod.com/Devayya.jpg[/img][/size][/center][center][size=4][b][i]FORGOTTEN VALOUR:[/i][/b][i] [b]Sqn Ldr Ajjamada Bopayya Devayya,MVC[/b] of the No.1 Tigers Squadron whose Gallantry went unrecognised for a full 23 Years untill 1988. He is the only IAF officer to have recieved the MVC Posthumously.(Pic courtesy:India Today)[/i][/size][/center][center][size=4][img]http://jaganpvs.tripod.com/pgaut.jpg[/img][/size][/center][center][size=4][b][i]DOUBLE MVC: [/i][/b][i]The only IAF officer to recieve the Maha Vir Chakra twice in combat against Pakistan. Then [b]Sqn Ldr Padmanabha Gautam[/b], A Canberra Pilot from the JBCU. He recieved a bar in 1971.[/i][/size][/center][center][size=4][img]http://jaganpvs.tripod.com/ppsing.jpg[/img][/size][/center][center][size=4][i][b]Wg Cdr P P Singh MVC[/b], OC No. 5 Tuskers Squadron (Canberras) The third MVC of the war.[/i][/size][/center][center][size=4][img]http://jaganpvs.tripod.com/goodman.jpg[/img][/size][/center][center][size=4][i][b]Wg Cdr W M Goodman MVC, [/b]OC No.31 Sqn , Mysteres, who flew the first sorties of the war on 1 Sep 65.[/i][/size][/center][center][size=4][img]http://jaganpvs.tripod.com/jmnath.jpg[/img][/size][/center][center][size=4][i][b]Wg Cdr Jag Mohan Nath MVC and Bar [/b]was the OC of the 106 PR Sqn. Nath recived his first MVC in the China War.[/i][/size][/center][center][size=4][img]http://jaganpvs.tripod.com/PeterWilson.jpg[/img][/size][/center][center][size=4][b]TARGET BADIN:[/b][i] Wg Cdr Peter Maynard Wilson, VrC, led the Canberra raid on Badin Signal Unit and destroyed it in a daylight raid. He was the OC of No.16 Canberra Squadron[/i][/size][/center][center][size=4][img]http://jaganpvs.tripod.com/greene.jpg[/img][/size][/center][center][size=4][i][b]Fighter Combat Leader: [/b]Sqn Ldr Johnny William Greene, was the Gnat detachment commander from No.23 Squadron at Pathankot.Awarded the Vir Chakra for his leadership, he retired as Air Marshal.[/i][/size][/center]

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