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| Date: | Thursday 16 December 1965 |
| Time: | morning |
| Type: |  Auster AOP.6 |
| Owner/operator: | Pakistan Army Aviation |
| Registration: | 1-19 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Boparai Kalan, Punjab -
 India
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Shot down by a IAF Gnat F.1 (pilot Trevor Keeler).
Sources:
https://www.scribd.com/document/56784264/IAF-Combat-Kills-During-1965-India-Pakistan-War
http://www.acig.org/artman/publish/article_327.shtml
La Nacion 17 December 1965, p50
The Indian Express 17 December 1965, p1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Feb-2012 13:35 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 17-Jun-2015 16:45 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Jun-2015 17:02 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Dec-2016 18:56 | TB | Updated [Time, Registration, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 07-Jan-2019 18:08 | TB | Updated [Source, ] |
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