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| Date: | Thursday 8 May 1958 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.113 Vampire NF Mk 10 |
| Owner/operator: | Indian Air Force - IAF |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | New Delhi -
 India
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Crashed into hangar of Delhi Flying Club at Safdarjung airport, destroying about 15 planes. F/O O.P. Gera and navigator and A.S. Kholi and four Club engineers killed.
Sources:
The Calgary Herald 9 May 1958, p19
Singapore Standard 16 May 1958, p14
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Dec-2017 21:48 | TB | Added |
| 03-Mar-2019 15:49 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Jan-2020 21:45 | stehlik49 | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
| 07-Mar-2021 16:49 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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