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| Date: | Tuesday 14 December 1971 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Folland Gnat F Mk.1 |
| Owner/operator: | 18 Sqn Indian AF |
| Registration: | E-1257 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Srinagar, Jammu, Kashmir -
 India
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Shot down by Pakistan AF F-86E near Srinagar at 07:50 hours. Flying Officer Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon
ejected, but was killed. He was the first and the only awardee of highest Indian gallantry award - Param Vir Chakra (PVC), posthumously.
Sources:
http://www.acig.org/artman/publish/article_324.shtml
https://defence.pk/pdf/threads/iafs-su-30-mki-crashes-one-pilot-dead.25915/
http://web.archive.org/web/20121025182700/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/Folland_Gnat.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Jul-2011 23:42 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Apr-2013 14:00 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative, ] |
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