Incident Folland Gnat F Mk 1 IN-1062,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 137423
 
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Date:Sunday 20 September 1964
Time:16:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic GNAT model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Folland Gnat F Mk 1
Owner/operator:23 Sqn IAF
Registration: IN-1062
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Mumbai (Bombay) -   India
Phase: Take off
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Santa Cruz AB
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed on take off from Santa Cruz IAF Base, Bombay (now part of Mumbai Airport). Pilot ejected

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santacruz,_Mumbai
http://web.archive.org/web/20121025182700/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/Folland_Gnat.htm
https://defence.pk/pdf/threads/iafs-su-30-mki-crashes-one-pilot-dead.25915/

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
14-Jul-2011 23:42 Dr.John Smith Added
12-Feb-2012 12:17 Nepa Updated [Operator, Source]
13-Feb-2024 19:44 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Operator]

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