ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 57586
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| Date: | Saturday 4 December 1971 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hawker Hunter F Mk 56 |
| Owner/operator: | 27 Sqn IAF |
| Registration: | A479 |
| MSN: | 8814 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mianwali, North West Punjab province -
 Pakistan
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
IF64 c/n 8814 Line-Nr.: T145 Build Nr.: AF138 Build by: Sabca
28/05/58: taken on charge by Belgische Luchmacht
28/05/58: to 9 Wing- 26 Squadron, Bierset (JE-P)
14/04/59: stored Koksijde
17/07/59: to Sabca
19/01/60: to 9 Wing, Bierset
07/03/60: to 7 Wing- 8 Squadron, Chièvres (OV-H)
31/05/61: stored Koksijde
26/10/61: to 7W, Chièvres
18/01/62: Sustained minor (cat.2) damage in a flying accident. During an air-to-air shooting exercise the aircraft collided with the aerial target
19/03/63: stored Koksijde
31/03/63: struck of charge (tt: 612:25 hrs)
10/03/65: delivered to Hawker Siddeley Aircraft at Dunsfold with 'Class B' civil registration G-9-142
1965-66: modified to Hunter F56A
14/01/67: to Indian Air Force as A479
04/12/71: As Indian A. F Hunter F56a A-479 of 27 Squadron IAF, shot down by a Pakistan AF Sjenyang F-6 near Mianwali. Pilot - Flying Officer Vidyadhar Chati - ejected safely
Sources:
http://web.archive.org/web/20171122191210/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Country-By-Country/India.htm
http://belmilac.wetpaint.com/page/Part+3%3A+IF51+-+IF75
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2009 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 14-Mar-2012 05:41 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Mar-2012 09:27 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Apr-2013 13:40 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 14-Feb-2024 11:21 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Operator] |
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