INDIAN AIR FORCE GENERAL INFORMATION

History: The IAF was born as a tiny Flight on the historic day of 01 April , 1932 at Drigh Road, Karachi as RIAF. The Indian Air Force came into being with the Indian Air Force Act of the British Parliament with effect from 08 October, 1932.

On 1 April 1954, Air Marshal Subroto Mukherjee OBE took over as the Commander-in-chief and the first Indian Chief of the Air Staff.

Branches in Indian Air Force(IAF)

  1. Flying Branch - Pilots, Navigators, Flight Engineers
  2. Technical Branch - Aeronautical Engineers
  3. Ground Duty
    1. Administrative and Logistic Branch
    2. Education Branch
    3. Meteorological Branch
    4. Accounts Branch
    5. Medical Branch

Indian Air Force Ranks

Careers in Indian Air Force