Articles By Air Chief Marshal P C Lal
युद्ध, क्रिकेट और कम्युनिज्म
By: Air Chief Marshal P C Lal | Date: 05 Jul , 2023
एयर चीफ मार्शल PC लाल की पुस्तक ‘My Years with the I.A.F.‘ के अंश का हिंदी अनुवाद जब हम...
1962 War: The Role of the IAF
By: Air Chief Marshal P C Lal | Issue: Book Excerpt: My Years with the I.A.F. | Date: 17 Feb , 2021
What part did the lAF play in this sad event? A noncombatant role but an important one nonetheless. It was a logistical role—transportation of men and material and supply-dropping with large...
1971 War: Planning for Operations
By: Air Chief Marshal P C Lal | Issue: Book Excerpt: My Years with the I.A.F. | Date: 12 Nov , 2018
Two outstanding political leaders were at the helm of affairs in 1971 and any account of the 1971 war would be incomplete without complimenting them. First and foremost was Prime Minister Mrs...
Escape Attempt from Rawalpindi POW Camp
By: Air Chief Marshal P C Lal | Issue: Book Excerpt: My Years with the I.A.F. | Date: 26 Oct , 2018
Appendix :B The Escape Story Twelve of our pilots had to eject in West Pakistan during the war. Two of them were repatriated earlier than the others because of ill-health and injuries. Three...
Kashmir 1947-48: The First Round
By: Air Chief Marshal P C Lal | Issue: Book Excerpt: My Years with the I.A.F. | Date: 25 Nov , 2016
A part from the British Raj in India, there were 565 princely States varying in size from a few square miles to a few thousand square miles. They were ruled, or misruled, by petty chieftains or...