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| Date: | Tuesday 19 June 1962 |
| Time: | afternoon |
| Type: |  Folland Gnat F Mk 1 |
| Owner/operator: | Indian Air Force - IAF |
| Registration: | IE-1200 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Bangalore -
 India
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Hindustan aerodrome/Bangalore |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed in an open field about 1,5 miles from Hindustan factory and caught fire after take-off on pre-delivery test flight: violent pitch oscillations preceded the fatal crash. The flight was a drop tank test flight. Pilot Sqn Ldr. Jagat M. Lowe (35) did not eject in an effort to control the aircraft.
Sources:
http://web.archive.org/web/20121025182700/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/Folland_Gnat.htm
The Indian Express 20 June 1962, p1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Jul-2011 23:42 | Dr.John Smith | Added |
| 16-Jul-2011 01:20 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Jul-2011 01:58 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Nature, Narrative, ] |
| 03-Mar-2013 12:50 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 06-Jun-2015 09:23 | Xindel | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
| 02-Jan-2019 14:37 | TB | Updated [Time, Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Jan-2019 14:42 | TB | Updated [Location, ] |
| 07-Oct-2020 15:55 | Anon. | Updated [Total fatalities, ] |
| 18-Jun-2021 17:28 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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