Indian Air Force

The Navy started off a rescue operation in Kerala, in which more defence forces have joined.

Nearly 50 years ago, IAF aircraft AN-12 flying from Chandigarh to Leh with 102 defence personnel mysteriously vanished in 1968.

Flt Lt PK Raveendran was amongst the crew scheduled to fly the then Prime Minister Morarji Desai from Delhi to Jorhat on November 4, 1977.

“When I was in class 12, there were floods in Uttarakhand, and I was impressed with the way the armed forces rescued the flood affected and decided to join the forces, but the family condition was not conducive at that time.”

The IAF has stepped in to make the journey of pilgrims to this hallowed location smoother.

An engineering graduate, she graduated as Flying Officer from the prestigious Air Force Academy, Dundigal, and will now be deployed to Bidar for advanced training where she will be flying the Hawk.

The Scheduled Test for Airmen Recruitment (STAR) was piloted online successfully from May 3 to 6.

His time spent with the IAF spans decades.

Starting with an aerial probe of the expanse where the trekkers had been stranded, two other copters were pulled in to douse the fire.

The Pakyong airport, finally puts Sikkim on India's aviation map and is an example of stellar engineering.