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| Date: | Saturday 14 January 2017 |
| Time: | 09:27 LT |
| Type: |  Saab JAS 39C Gripen |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) |
| Registration: | 70108 |
| MSN: | 39-404 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hat Yai Int'l (HDY) -
 Thailand
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Hat Yai Airport (HDY/VTSS) |
| Hat Yai Airport (HDY/VTSS) |
A Saab JAS 39C Gripen impacted airport terrain after a loss of control in flight during an air display for the Children's Day Airshow at the Hat Yai International Airport. Pilot Group Capt Dilokrit Patawee was killed.
Sources:
https://www.bangkokpost.com/news/general/1180041/gripen-jet-crashes-during-air-show-pilot-killed
https://www.rt.com/news/373655-children-airshow-fighter-jet-crash/ (video)
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 14-Jan-2017 06:07 | Geno | Added |
| 14-Jan-2017 06:12 | Geno | Updated [Source, ] |
| 14-Jan-2017 10:40 | harro | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 14-Jan-2017 10:50 | TB | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Embed code, ] |
| 14-Jan-2017 14:00 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Registration, Cn, Source, Embed code, ] |
| 14-Jan-2017 15:20 | TB | Updated [Registration, Cn, Embed code, ] |
| 14-Jan-2017 15:35 | TB | Updated [Source, ] |
| 14-Jan-2017 16:03 | Aerossurance | Updated [Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Jan-2017 18:39 | TB | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 14-Jan-2017 20:25 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 15-Jan-2017 14:37 | Hans Gruber | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 17-Jan-2017 20:19 | Fisher01 | Updated [Registration, Cn, ] |
| 17-Jan-2017 20:20 | harro | Updated [Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Jul-2021 19:14 | TB | Updated [Registration, Cn, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Jun-2024 14:34 | Anon. | Updated [Category, ] |
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