ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 56975
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| Date: | Sunday 9 September 2007 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  BAe Sea Harrier FRS51 |
| Owner/operator: | 300 Sqn Indian Navy |
| Registration: | IN608 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bay of Bengal, off INS Viraat -
 India
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | INS Viraat |
| INS Viraat | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Tuesday September 11, 12:52 AM
The five-nation Malabar war games ended on a gloomy note for the Indian Navy with a Sea Harrier fighter plane crashing into the Bay of Bengal on Sunday. The carrier-launched fighter was preparing for recovery on the deck of INS Viraat when it lost power and went down.
The pilot Lieutenant Commander A. Jain managed to eject.
Sources:
Scramble 341
http://www.warbirds.in/Crashes/crdetails.php?crno=2007013
http://web.archive.org/web/20171016064312/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/INDIA/SEa-Harrier.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2009 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 02-Aug-2011 00:45 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Jan-2012 13:26 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Jun-2022 16:34 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
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