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Ep.166 - Indian Airmen and the IAF in WW2 (Part 1)
The air war in India and Burma (World War Two) has not received the focus it deserves. In this episode we talk to author K.S. Nair (Sree) to look at this area of conflict, the contribution made to the allied efforts in both WW1 and WW2, as well as the evolution and early operations of the Indian Air Force.
K.S. Nair is the son and son-in-law of Indian Air Force officers. He is a graduate of IIT Delhi and IIM Bangalore, and a former director and CEO of multinational consulting firms. But, beyond that, he has been a lifelong student of Indian aviation history.
He has collected aviation-related material with an India connection from around the globe. He counts himself fortunate to have grown up around people who played key roles in some of the Air Force’s finest hours (as well as some of its most difficult), and having met several key figures from the periods he writes about.
He has published a number of articles on the Indian armed forces in Indian, American and British journals. This is his second book; his first, Ganesha’s Flyboys (2012), covered the Indian Air Force’s role in the first-ever UN peacekeeping mission in the Congo (where they were succeeded in their UN role by a detachment of Swedish Saab J29 Tunnans). His third book, published in mid-2022, covers the Indian armed forces’ role in the independence of Bangladesh.
Recorded 6th February 2023
Link Tree https://linktr.ee/aviationxtended
Contact Us: [email protected]
KS Nair
Other selected writing
Indian pilots in the UK and Middle East, during WW2:
Indian pilots in Burma during WW2:
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The air war in India and Burma (World War Two) has not received the focus it deserves. In this episode we talk to author K.S. Nair (Sree) to look at this area of conflict, the contribution made to the allied efforts in both WW1 and WW2, as well as the evolution and early operations of the Indian Air Force.
K.S. Nair is the son and son-in-law of Indian Air Force officers. He is a graduate of IIT Delhi and IIM Bangalore, and a former director and CEO of multinational consulting firms. But, beyond that, he has been a lifelong student of Indian aviation history.
He has collected aviation-related material with an India connection from around the globe. He counts himself fortunate to have grown up around people who played key roles in some of the Air Force’s finest hours (as well as some of its most difficult), and having met several key figures from the periods he writes about.
He has published a number of articles on the Indian armed forces in Indian, American and British journals. This is his second book; his first, Ganesha’s Flyboys (2012), covered the Indian Air Force’s role in the first-ever UN peacekeeping mission in the Congo (where they were succeeded in their UN role by a detachment of Swedish Saab J29 Tunnans). His third book, published in mid-2022, covers the Indian armed forces’ role in the independence of Bangladesh.
Recorded 6th February 2023
Link Tree https://linktr.ee/aviationxtended
Contact Us: [email protected]
KS Nair
Other selected writing
Indian pilots in the UK and Middle East, during WW2:
Indian pilots in Burma during WW2:
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