Accident Folland Gnat IE-10..,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 94211
 
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Date:Monday 6 December 1971
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic GNAT model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Folland Gnat
Owner/operator:21 Sqn IAF
Registration: IE-10..
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Uttarlai, Barmer, Rajasthan -   India
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Uttarlai
Destination airport:Uttarlai
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Shot down by a Pakistani Lockheed F-104A Starfighter. Crash landed back at base (Uttarlai, India) but the pilot died of his injuries

Sources:

http://www.acig.org/artman/publish/article_324.shtml
http://web.archive.org/web/20160305030819/http://indianairforce.nic.in/show_unit.php?ch=16
http://www.warbirdsofindia.com/Crashes/crpage.php?qacid=43&qafdb=IAF&datesall=ON

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
23-Jul-2011 14:47 Dr.John Smith Updated [Date, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
14-Apr-2013 14:06 Nepa Updated [Operator]
14-Feb-2024 12:39 Nepa Updated [Operator, Operator]

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