Incident Folland Gnat IE-1070,
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Date:Saturday 19 March 1960
Time:morning
Type:Silhouette image of generic GNAT model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Folland Gnat
Owner/operator:Indian Air Force (IAF)
Registration: IE-1070
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:ca 20 mi N of Nagpur -   India
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Kanpur
Destination airport:Nagpur
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed from three ship formation. Pilot bailed out.

Sources:

The Indian Express 20 March 1960, p2/21 March 1960, p1

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
13-Jul-2011 11:51 Dr.John Smith Added
12-Feb-2012 12:22 Nepa Updated [Operator, Source]
14-Jan-2019 16:30 TB Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]

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