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| Date: | Monday 6 December 1971 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Folland Gnat |
| Owner/operator: | 21 Sqn IAF |
| Registration: | IE-10.. |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Uttarlai, Barmer, Rajasthan -
 India
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Uttarlai |
| Uttarlai |
Shot down by a Pakistani Lockheed F-104A Starfighter. Crash landed back at base (Uttarlai, India) but the pilot died of his injuries
Sources:
http://www.acig.org/artman/publish/article_324.shtml
http://web.archive.org/web/20160305030819/http://indianairforce.nic.in/show_unit.php?ch=16
http://www.warbirdsofindia.com/Crashes/crpage.php?qacid=43&qafdb=IAF&datesall=ON
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Jul-2011 14:47 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Date, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Apr-2013 14:06 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 14-Feb-2024 12:39 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
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