Remembrances of Air Force life part 1 Cpl Pandey G.S. Please pronounce Cpl as कॉपल ‘Kopal’ / ’kɒp(ǝ)l/ not C.P.L. Some people enter into one's life and create an imprint of their personality forever. One such person in my life was Corporal Gouri Shankar Pandey. It was 15th August of 2000, to be precise. I was one of the invitees, as head of accounts department, for the Bada Khana function in one of the Airman Messes of Air Force Station Pune. Routine affair for us to attend special lunches hoisted on National Holidays. I was drawn to a beautiful ...Read More

Remembrances of Air Force life part 2 Cpl G.S. Pandey Cpl Pandey was missing! Next day on reaching office, tried to find what happened to Cpl Pandey? ‘Sir, there was much commotion yesterday; One Cpl trying to sneak in the Aircraft was caught by Air Force Police staff on round. He was brought down and the aircraft got delayed for about 15 minutes. Don’t know the name but he may be in a Guardroom cell.’ Voice was curt and sharp. Guardroom Warrant Officer In charge when contacted by my staff said, ‘I joined the duty just now. Will let ...Read More

Remembrances of Air Force life part 3. Cpl Pandey G.S. Men like GS Pandey are genius and they are all expectations. My mind went back… I was getting in my car around 2 O'clock, after pack up for the day, Pawar, the office boy, placed a briefcase ...Read More

Remembrances of Air Force life Cpl Pandey GS… A Good Fellow!... Concluding Part 4 … ‘Sir. Are you the of Capt P.N. Oak? Who was in Azad Hind Fauj with Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose? You never mentioned to me when we were in Pune?... Cpl Pandey asked with much surprise… … It’s done deal, I will go to Capt Oak Sir to salute him … Said Cpl Pandey cheerfully…. “ Special Postal Cover bearing his letter to my civil address. Sure enough, when he came to meet me in my room at 9 Wing all the way from Tughlakabad, ...Read More