My Years with the IAF
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My Years with the IAF is the title of the autobiography of Air Chief Marshal Pratap Chandra Lal
. ACM Lal was the chief of the Indian Air Force
during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
. He is considered one of the best chiefs the IAF ever had. He died while working on his book and his wife, Ela Lal, completed the work.
The book was published by Lancer International.
An extract from the book is available here http://vayu-sena.tripod.com/1962-chushul-lal.html
Pratap Chandra Lal
Air Chief Marshal Pratap Chandra Lal was the Chief of Air Staff, Indian Air Force during the Indo-Pakistan War of 1971. He served in the IAF from 1939 until his retirement in 1973. He served as CO of No. 7 Squadron, AOC-in-C of Western Air Command, VCAS and Managing Director of Hindustan...
. ACM Lal was the chief of the Indian Air Force
Indian Air Force
The Indian Air Force is the air arm of the Indian armed forces. Its primary responsibility is to secure Indian airspace and to conduct aerial warfare during a conflict...
during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
The Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 was a military conflict between India and Pakistan. Indian, Bangladeshi and international sources consider the beginning of the war to be Operation Chengiz Khan, Pakistan's December 3, 1971 pre-emptive strike on 11 Indian airbases...
. He is considered one of the best chiefs the IAF ever had. He died while working on his book and his wife, Ela Lal, completed the work.
The book was published by Lancer International.
An extract from the book is available here http://vayu-sena.tripod.com/1962-chushul-lal.html