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| Date: | Friday 10 April 1959 |
| Time: | 08:30 LT |
| Type: |  English Electric Canberra PR.57 |
| Owner/operator: | Indian Air Force - IAF |
| Registration: | IP-988 |
| MSN: | 71591 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Rawat, near Rawalpindi -
 Pakistan
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | IAF Agra, India |
Strayed into Pakistani airspace, and shot down by Pakistani AF F-86F Sabre 55-005 of No 15 Squadron, the unit also known as the "Cobras". Flying this aircraft, at 47,500 feet, Flight Lieutenant M Younis became the first PAF jet fighter to shoot down an enemy aircraft. ex.RAF/WT542(1)
Both Crew - Sqn Ldr J C Sen Gupta (pilot) and Navigator Flt Lt S N Rampal - ejected and were repatriated the next day. India claimed that the Canberra was on a Weather Mission when it became lost, drifted off course, and strayed over the border.
Sources:
http://www.defencejournal.com/2000/sept/sabre.htm
The Evening Independent 10 April 1959, p1
The Indian Express 12 April 1959, p1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2009 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 28-Jan-2012 18:02 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Apr-2013 15:10 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Dec-2016 14:27 | A.J.Scholten | Updated [Cn, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Nov-2017 15:56 | TB | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Jan-2019 14:02 | TB | Updated [Operator, Source, ] |
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