ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 305710
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| Date: | 12-APR-1971 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hunting Jet Provost T51 |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Ceylon Air Force |
| Registration: | CJ7** |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | near China Bay Airport, Trincomalee -
 Sri Lanka
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Engaged in bombing operations during JVP insurgency. Lost power, stalled and crashed 1nm from China Bay Airport. Pilot Sgt Ranjit Wijetunga killed in the crash.
Sources:
1. https://web.archive.org/web/20150503204252/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/Country-By-Country/Sri_Lanka.htm
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_aviation_accidents_and_incidents_in_Sri_Lanka
3. https://aviadoraceilan.medium.com/slaf-stories-tragedy-over-tampalakamam-229be8144ae1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2023 02:26 | Ron Averes | Added |
| 10-Jan-2023 02:28 | Ron Averes | Updated [Source] |
| 10-Jan-2023 02:30 | Ron Averes | Updated [Source] |
| 10-Jan-2023 20:18 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Jan-2023 22:29 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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