Incident Hawker Tempest Mk II PR582, Monday 17 February 1947
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Date:Monday 17 February 1947
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic tpst model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Hawker Tempest Mk II
Owner/operator:20 Sqn RAF
Registration: PR582
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:Babina, near RAF Agra, Uttar Pradesh -   India
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Hit by debris from rocket over range.
To GI airframe.

Sources:

Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
24-Sep-2013 02:50 JINX Added
04-Mar-2015 15:08 Shuntt Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ]

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