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Welcome to the IAF Canberra blog. The intent is to use this blog as a collaborative tool - to collect, present and chat about the Canberra in Indian Air Force service. It is hoped that there will be a book in the near feature that will be built through these interactions. This book is being written by Anandeep Pannu and Jagan Pillaraseti.

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  1. Barry

    I was wondering if you could help me as I am looking for pictures of IAF Canberra for a new profile book I am working on for Canberra’s in Worldwide Service.

    The book is almost complete and would be happy to supply you with a credit and copy if you could help.

    Kind regards

    Gary

    Comment by Gary Madgwick — September 30, 2006 #

  2. Gary,

    I have a bunch of pictures - but they are copyright other people. If you just need them for drawing profiles (as reference) I would be able to help you. A lot of these are previously unpublished.

    Some of the scans are adequate for viewing but probably not for viewing.

    Let me know what you would like to do.
    Anandeep

    Comment by iafcanberra — October 2, 2006 #

  3. My Father, Wg Cdr J K Bhim-Rao was base commander in Agra in 1959. He went to England in 1957 for conversion on the Canberra, and loved flying this aircraft.
    We had wonderful photos of this areoplane and pilots who flew them. I am sorry to say that they were destroyed in a house fire.

    Comment by Mary J Bhim-Rao — October 25, 2006 #

  4. Dear Amandeep,
    I flew the Canberra in the IAF from 1960 to 1965 while serving in No.35 Squadron in Poona.I also flew two operational sorties from Agra during the 1965 war with Pakistan.The Canberra was a very fine aircraft that taught a young pilot the valuable skill to operate as a team along with the Navigator/Bomb aimer.After my stint with the Canberras I spent the next 29 years flying Boeing 707s and 747s.In retrospect I really matured as a flyer with this aircraft and I cherish many fond memories of high-low-high sorties culminating at crack of dawn over Sarmat or Babina bombing ranges!I have very few photographs from those days and had to miss the IAf 50th. celebrations and also Walter Marshals get together since I now live in San Francisco in retirement and it is a long way back to Poona.

    Comment by Anindyo(bobby)Chatterjee — November 18, 2006 #

  5. Dear Amandeep
    Hi I am an aviation freak, and collect al types of info on Indian Civil and military aviation.
    I can help you with info and images from Delhi
    Jagan is also known to me.I can help ypu publish the book
    regards
    Vijay seth
    aviation photographer
    Delhi

    Comment by Vijay Seth — November 22, 2006 #

  6. Dear Anandeep,

    I need all the info and the names and emails or phones of all those associated with the Canberras a I am doing a story on thier Golden Jubilee

    Can you kindly reach me at giggles26aug@yahoomail.com

    Thanx

    Comment by giggles — April 15, 2007 #

  7. Dear Anandeep,

    I need all the info and the names and emails or phones of all those associated with the Canberras a I am doing a story on thier Golden Jubilee

    Can you kindly reach me at my email
    Thanx

    Comment by giggles — April 15, 2007 #

  8. Hi Anandeep,

    can you pl help with all the info and names, phs, emails of all those associated with Canberras as i am doing a story on its golden jubilee

    Comment by giggles — April 15, 2007 #

  9. Hi All

    First off I’d like to say what a fantastic web site! Very informative. I was hoping some one out there could help me with a modelling project I’d like to do, this is the RB.57 VT-EEM operated by the National Remote Sensing Agency, Secundrabad, June 1976-1980. I have never seen or found a photograph of this aircraft at the time it was flying with the organisation. Any help would be most appreciated.

    John Sheehan
    England

    Comment by John Sheehan — March 5, 2008 #

  10. Hi Amandeep,

    Even I am an Air Force brat. My father Wg. Cdr. Diptendu Dakshi (Retd.) was a Canberra navigator in the 1960s and flew extensively with the “Tuskers” squadron, among others. I recall we have a memento of the “Tuskers” at home. Besides, my father was also a member of the Canberra contingent, led by the legendary Pete Wilson, sent to Congo under UN auspices in the 1960s.

    I too have fond memories of the Canberra of No. 35 Squadron “Rapiers”, as a kid in AFS Bareilly 1979-1982.

    I’m sure my old man would love to refresh his memory and share some wonderful stories for your project. Dad has long since retired and lives in Lucknow.

    Please do send me an e-mail if you are interested.

    arijit_dakshi@indiatimes.com

    Comment by Dr. Arijit Dakshi — April 7, 2008 #

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