Indian Special Forces

[abingdonboy]

747 VIP was flown by airforce pilots from the Mumbai air India base. there was a special bus with security that ferried the pilots. I'm sure it's the same now with 777.

Not quite. Whilst the 747-400s were an Air India plane at all times occasionally put on special duty for VVIP roles and thus down by line pilots of AI, the 2 B777-200ERs were bought from AI by the GoI and are now owned, operated and maintained at the IAF’s communications squadron at Palam.

They are currently operated by hybrid crews of IAF and civilians as I believe the civilian pilots are still conducting the PIC role until IAF pilots gets enough time on type (this could be a few years) but the eventual plane will be to have the entire ecosystem be IAF just like work the BBJs

 

[AVAST]

Not quite. Whilst the 747-400s were an Air India plane at all times occasionally put on special duty for VVIP roles and thus down by line pilots of AI, the 2 B777-200ERs were bought from AI by the GoI and are now owned, operated and maintained at the IAF’s communications squadron at Palam.

They are currently operated by hybrid crews of IAF and civilians as I believe the civilian pilots are still conducting the PIC role until IAF pilots gets enough time on type (this could be a few years) but the eventual plane will be to have the entire ecosystem be IAF just like work the BBJs

Worked on those 747 for quite some time. They were rarely used for civil as they were expensive to maintain and broke down often. from what I have heard from permanent staff they were flown by air force pilots.

 

[COLDHEARTED AVIATOR]

Worked on those 747 for quite some time. They were rarely used for civil as they were expensive to maintain and broke down often. from what I have heard from permanent staff they were flown by air force pilots.

Yes.

Trained by Civvies like me but permanent AF crew .

 

[abingdonboy]

Worked on those 747 for quite some time. They were rarely used for civil as they were expensive to maintain and broke down often. from what I have heard from permanent staff they were flown by air force pilots.

I never heard of AF crews flying the 747s, everything I’ve read and seen indicated they were fully civilian crews (even the cabin crew)

 

[COLDHEARTED AVIATOR]

I never heard of AF crews flying the 747s, everything I’ve read and seen indicated they were fully civilian crews (even the cabin crew)

Permanent long term solution.

 

[Paddy Mayne]

Why was Lt Col Megh Singh "under the cloud" as mentioned by Lt Gen Harbaksh Singh in his autobiography "In the line of Duty"? Any info about that?
Why did he retire so soon after 1965 war when he could have rose to higher ranks of the Army given that he initiated Indian special forces and got a VrC?
Any info about how his life was post retirement from BSF?

 

[EternalNxg]

Why was Lt Col Megh Singh "under the cloud" as mentioned by Lt Gen Harbaksh Singh in his autobiography "In the line of Duty"? Any info about that?
Why did he retire so soon after 1965 war when he could have rose to higher ranks of the Army given that he initiated Indian special forces and got a VrC?
Any info about how his life was post retirement from BSF?

Is Col Megh Singh sir still alive?? I looked it up online there's no mention of his death anywhere?? (EDIT)= Nvm, just found out he passed away in 2010 at age 88

 

[Paddy Mayne]

Is Col Megh Singh sir still alive?? I looked it up online there's no mention of his death anywhere?? (EDIT)= Nvm, just found out he passed away in 2010 at age 88

Yeah...that happened to me as well LoL

 

[Aditya Ballal]

 

[NoobWannaLearn]

NSG got jvpc?

 

[Aditya Ballal]

NSG got jvpc?

Don’t know, if he’s just posing for a picture with it or if they’ve actually got a few pieces.

 

[Inderjeet Singh]

U can ask here anything to A officer from 9

 

[rkhanna]

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He is an officer and regularly posts such stuff about his kit on Social Media?!!!!!! That too from 9SF!!!!! Lol

 

[AnantS]

He is an officer and regularly posts such stuff about his kit on Social Media?!!!!!! That too from 9SF!!!!! Lol

yeah i was surprised too! What next AMA on redidiots?

 

[EternalNxg]

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[jai jaganath]

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Boasting has a limit
I don't know he is ex-sf or not but these type of exaggeration only degrades the respect of that unit
He needs to be shown reality which he has already seen but followers keliye kuch bhi karenge

 

[rkhanna]

Boasting has a limit
I don't know he is ex-sf or not but these type of exaggeration only degrades the respect of that unit
He needs to be shown reality which he has already seen but followers keliye kuch bhi karenge

I think the claim is that he is serving not Ex.

 

[Marliii]

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He is talking about it like as if it's a warzone loadout lol

 

[OFBkaRakhwala]

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Seems like a stolen valor

 

[Abhimanyu 2.0]

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Seems fake to me, loadout doesn't seem logical at all