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| Date: | Tuesday 22 March 1960 |
| Time: | morning |
| Type: | Short SA.6 Sealand 1L |
| Owner/operator: | Indian Navy (IN) |
| Registration: | IN1.. |
| MSN: | SH1... |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | off Chellanam, Kerala -
 India
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Cochi (Kochi) |
Naval trainer plane crashed in sea. Sub Lt A.K. Mehra rescued. Sub Lt A.K.D. Gupta missing and body washed ashore.
Sources:
The Indian Express 23 March 1960, p1/5 April 1960, p9
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Jan-2019 16:43 | TB | Added |
| 14-Jan-2019 17:22 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 13-Feb-2024 19:29 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
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