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| Date: | Wednesday 16 November 1949 |
| Time: | morning |
| Type: |  Hawker Tempest II |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Indian Air Force (RIAF) |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Calcutta -
 India
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Vulture caused collision of two Tempest while flying in six ship formation. Both crashed in residential area. Pilot bailed out.
Apart from the other pilot, 7 were killed on the ground and 13 seriously injured. 20 others received minor injuries
Sources:
Indian Daily Mail 17 November 1949, p1 (Reuter)
Indian Express, 17 November 1949, p1
Follow up report: Indian Express, 03 December 1949, p4
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 09-Jul-2009 01:08 | angels one five | Updated |
| 21-Aug-2013 06:40 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, ] |
| 27-Dec-2013 17:43 | TB | Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 27-Dec-2013 17:44 | TB | Updated [Registration, Cn, Source, ] |
| 25-Jan-2015 00:31 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 28-Jan-2015 17:50 | TB | Updated [Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Dec-2018 18:00 | TB | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 03-Mar-2019 15:44 | TB | Updated [Source, ] |
| 28-Dec-2020 18:43 | Anon. | Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Jun-2023 13:11 | Cobar | Updated |
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