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unusual facts about Royal Indian Air Force



Biju Patnaik

Patnaik flew with private airlines but at the start of the Second World War he joined the Royal Indian Air Force eventually becoming head of air transport command.

Idris Hasan Latif

Air Chief Marshal Latif was commissioned into the Royal Indian Air Force in 1942, and took part in the Burma Campaign on the Arakan Front during World War II.

Lalkaar

Two battle hardened brothers, one in the Royal Indian Air Force (RIAF) and the other in the Royal Indian Army get ready to face and fight the stubborn Japanese invaders in Burma during World War II while falling in love with the same girl (Mala Sinha).

Poonch Airport

While the construction activity was taking place, Royal Indian Air Force Spitfire and Tempest aircraft engaged the Pakistani raiders, to make sure they did not intervene in construction efforts.

Tezpur Airport

The airfield in Tezpur was constructed by the British Royal Indian Air Force during World War II in 1942.


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Jagdev Chandra

Air Commodore Jagdev Chandra, (Punjabi) (6 Oct 1916- 19 Apr 1991), Royal Indian Air force and later one of the first recruits of Indian Air Force, was a war veteran, served with excellence in Burma during World War 2.