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| Date: | Thursday 26 February 2004 |
| Time: | 10:40 |
| Type: |  SEPECAT Jaguar IS |
| Owner/operator: | Indian Air Force - IAF |
| Registration: | JS1.. |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Pokhran, Rajastan -
 India
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Nal AFB |
Crashed on the Chandhan Field Firing Range while practise weapon delivery for the Millennium Vayu Shaktu fire power demonstration on MAR 14. Pilot Wing Commander Ravi Khanna attempted to eject but parachute did not open in time.
Sources:
Scramble 299
AFM MAY 2004
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2009 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 06-Jul-2011 00:14 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Aug-2011 12:16 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Departure airport, Source, ] |
| 17-Aug-2011 12:16 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Departure airport, Source, ] |
| 14-Apr-2013 14:16 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 26-May-2021 15:12 | TB | Updated [Time, Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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