ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 28552
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| Date: | Monday 8 January 1951 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.104 Dove 1 |
| Owner/operator: | Air HQ CS IAF |
| Registration: | HW520 |
| MSN: | 04177 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 40 miles from Jaipur, Rajasthan -
 India
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | New Dehli, Dehli, India |
| Pune, Maharashtra, India | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
DeHavilland DH,104 Dove Mk.1 HW520: Force-landed 8-1-1951 40 miles from Jaipur, Rajasthan after engine trouble. Engine fell off, hit building, crash landed near Jaipur. Deputy Minister of Defence Mar Gen Himmatsinghji and others. According to a contemporary newspaper report ("Indian Daily Mail 14 January 1951, p 1" - see link #1):
"I.A.F. PLANE FORCE - LANDS
Bombay (By Air Mail)
An Indian Air Force "Dove" Aircraft carrying India's Deputy Minister of Defence Major-General Himmatsinghji force landed due to engine trouble 40 miles from Jaipur on Jan 8. The Occupants of the aircraft were all reported to be safe.
The plane was reported to be on a direct flight from New Dehli to Poona, A relief plane was sent from New Dehli to Jaipur to take the Deputy Minister for Defence to his destination"
The pilot at the controls at the time was F/Lt Faredun Dinshaw Irani, IAF, and the aircraft was on the strength of Air HQ Communications Squadron Indian Air Force (IAF)
Sources:
1. Indian Daily Mail 14 January 1951, p 1: https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/indiandailymail19510114-1.2.4
2. http://jaganpvs.tripod.com/trivia05.htm
3. https://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/Aircraft/HW-520
4. https://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/3240
5. https://data.freshaviation.co.uk/view-airline/Indian%20Air%20Force/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 24-Oct-2009 14:30 | JINX | Updated |
| 15-Mar-2010 14:27 | TB | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Country, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Dec-2010 15:44 | TB | Updated [Phase, Narrative] |
| 12-Oct-2011 22:21 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Mar-2012 11:25 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Mar-2012 12:21 | TB | Updated [Source] |
| 06-Jan-2019 20:44 | TB | Updated [Operator, Source] |
| 05-Apr-2019 12:23 | TB | Updated [Date, Registration, Cn, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Apr-2019 12:24 | TB | Updated [Source] |
| 09-Sep-2023 06:09 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [[Source]] |
| 10-Sep-2023 12:38 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [[[Source]]] |
| 11-Sep-2023 08:28 | Nepa | Updated [[[[Source]]]] |
| 13-Feb-2024 19:24 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator] |
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