ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 137428
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| Date: | Saturday 4 June 1960 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Folland Gnat F.1 |
| Owner/operator: | AATU IAF |
| Registration: | IE-1063 |
| MSN: | FL13 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh -
 India
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | IAF Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh (KNU/VICX) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Sqn Ldr A Sudhakaran 3937 F(P) was test flying a Gnat aircraft at Kanpur when the engine flamed out at Low Altitude. Though he could have escaped using his ejection seat, Sudhakaran decided to save the aircraft by forcelanding it. However He crashed and was killed. Sqn Ldr Sudhakaran was awarded the Kirti Chakra Medal Posthumously
Sources:
1. http://web.archive.org/web/20121025182700/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/Folland_Gnat.htm
2. http://www.warbirds.in/Crashes/crdetails.php?crno=34
3. http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/folland.pdf
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanpur_Airport
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Jul-2011 23:49 | Dr.John Smith | Added |
| 16-Jul-2011 01:20 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Sep-2011 02:42 | 757 | Updated [Cn] |
| 06-Jun-2015 09:22 | Xindel | Updated [Operator] |
| 23-Jun-2018 19:42 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Source] |
| 13-Feb-2024 18:56 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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