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| Date: | Sunday 20 September 1964 |
| Time: | 16:00 |
| Type: |  Folland Gnat F Mk 1 |
| Owner/operator: | 23 Sqn IAF |
| Registration: | IN-1062 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Mumbai (Bombay) -
 India
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Santa Cruz AB |
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/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 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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