Criminal Occurrence description
Last updated: 24 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 07 SEP 1965 |
| Type: | Douglas C-47 |
| Operator: | Indian Air Force - IAF |
| Registration: | registration unknown |
| C/n / msn: | |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Srinagar Airport (SXR) (India)
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| Phase: | Standing (STD) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | - |
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Four Sabres of the Pakistan Air Force's No. 19 Squadron attacked Srinagar, destroying a C-47 Dakota. This C-47 was probably one of four known to have been destroyed in 1965: HJ231, IJ244, IJ292, IJ386.
Sources:
» PakDef Military Consortium
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This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
