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| Date: | Tuesday 8 January 1935 |
| Time: | 11:30 LT |
| Type: |  Westland Wapiti Mk IIA |
| Owner/operator: | 1 Sqn RIAF |
| Registration: | J9738 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 15 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | few miles north of Karachi, on the banks of the Hub river. -
 Pakistan
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Drigh Road, Karachi |
| RAF Drigh Road |
Crashed during military manoeuvres into a column of soldiers a few miles north of Karachi, on the banks of the Hub river. The pilot and observer escaped with injuries, but at least 15 soldiers were killed and 11 injured. Some were badly mutilated by the propeller.
Both crew - A.C. Abdul Salaam (observer) and Flying Officer Harish Chandra Sircar (pilot) - were injured. Later the pilot, Flying Officer H.C. Sircar, was court-martialed and dismissed from the force.
Sources:
1. http://www.warbirds.in/Crashes/crdetails.php?crno=WW20002
2. https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1314901/
http://www.santafe.gov.ar/hemerotecadigital/diario/16967/
4. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Accmisc.htm
Jenaer Volksblatt 10 January 1935
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 15-Jan-2015 12:24 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 18-Feb-2015 13:40 | ABN397 | Updated [Date, Time, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Jun-2015 09:19 | T.Taylor | Updated [Time, Operator, ] |
| 11-Jan-2017 19:42 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 31-Dec-2018 16:29 | TB | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 14-Feb-2019 19:03 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 20-Feb-2019 12:34 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 27-Jul-2019 10:27 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 17-Oct-2019 08:54 | Anon. | Updated [Location, ] |
| 28-Oct-2019 08:46 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Operator, ] |
| 11-Jan-2020 19:30 | ABN397 | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 12-Jan-2020 07:36 | ABN397 | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 18-Mar-2020 17:30 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Apr-2020 19:29 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 25-Jul-2020 18:39 | Cobar | Updated [Operator, Country, Departure airport, Destination airport, ] |
| 17-Oct-2020 09:51 | T.T.Taylor | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
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