ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 57582
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| Date: | Tuesday 7 December 1971 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hawker Hunter F.56A |
| Owner/operator: | 14 Sqn IAF |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Dum Dum Airport, Calcutta, West Bengal -
 India
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Dum Dum, Calcutta (CCU/VECC) |
| Dum Dum, Calcutta (CCU/VECC) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
7-Dec-1971, 14 Squadron Indian Air force Hawker Hunter F.56A was damaged in combat by AAA fire; flak damage punctured fuel tanks, aircraft ran out of fuel on return to base at Dum Dum, Calcuttta and pilot ejected on approach
Sources:
http://web.archive.org/web/20140619211538/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com:80/IAF/History/Misc/Loss1971.html
http://web.archive.org/web/20171122191210/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Country-By-Country/India.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2009 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 15-Apr-2013 14:20 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Apr-2013 14:21 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 17-Apr-2013 09:41 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 14-Feb-2024 12:40 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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