| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 12 October 1961 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47 (DC-3) |
| Operator: | Indian Air Force - IAF |
| Registration: | registration unknown |
| MSN: | |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Ground casualties: | Fatalities: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Mahesh ( India)
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| Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| ? |
Crashed at Mahesh, 18 km from Calcutta. Seven persons on the ground were injured. Two persons including a child later died of their injuries in the hospital.
Sources:
» The Indian Express 13 October 1961, p1» The Indian Express 14 October 1961, p5
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