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| Date: | Tuesday 22 February 1966 |
| Time: | afternoon |
| Type: | Dassault MD 450 Ouragan |
| Owner/operator: | 47 Sqn IAF |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Borjhar airport, Guwahati -
 India
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | GAU |
Hit Borjhar airport control tower first, than crashed onto a row of shacks 200ft east of the airport and burst into flames. Pilot F/O J.S. Sidhu on routine training flight. Eight civilians including a child killed, ten others injured.
Sources:
The Indian Express 23 February 1966, p1/24 February 1966, p6
La Stampa 23 February 1966, p15
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Jan-2019 21:43 | TB | Added |
| 09-Jan-2019 09:23 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Jun-2019 06:55 | Ajai | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Jul-2021 09:19 | JF | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 13-Feb-2024 19:52 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
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