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| Date: | Tuesday 1 March 2011 |
| Time: | 09:30 |
| Type: |  IAI Kfir C2 |
| Owner/operator: | Sri Lanka Air Force |
| Registration: | SFM-5201 |
| MSN: | 163 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Yakkala, Gampaha -
 Sri Lanka
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Colombo-Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB/VCBI) |
| Colombo-Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB/VCBI) |
Two Kfir jets collided over Yakkala, Gampaha and crashed during a rehearsal session for the air force's 60th anniversary airshow. Both pilots ejected the from each jet but only one of them survived.
Sources:
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2011-03/01/c_13755799.htm
http://www.airforce.lk/news.php?news=622
Images:
Photo taken at Katunayake (Colombo/Bandaranaike Intl (VCBI)) on 09 02 2011 during a base visit Regards, Pieter Stroobach
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Mar-2011 03:39 | Steinmann | Added |
| 01-Mar-2011 13:32 | gerard57 | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, ] |
| 02-Mar-2011 05:31 | Anon. | Updated [Registration, ] |
| 02-Mar-2011 05:31 | Anon. | Updated [Registration, ] |
| 02-Mar-2011 05:39 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Narrative, ] |
| 05-Apr-2011 07:59 | RobertMB | Updated [Cn, ] |
| 22-Aug-2011 00:00 | Anon. | Updated |
| 31-Dec-2021 14:59 | Prometheus | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 09-Feb-2025 07:18 | Prometheus | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
| 09-Feb-2025 08:42 | Prometheus | Updated [Location, ] |
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