Mid-air collision Accident Hawker Tempest II ,
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Date:Wednesday 16 November 1949
Time:morning
Type:Silhouette image of generic tpst model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Hawker Tempest II
Owner/operator:Royal Indian Air Force (RIAF)
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:7
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Calcutta -   India
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Vulture caused collision of two Tempest while flying in six ship formation. Both crashed in residential area. Pilot bailed out.
Apart from the other pilot, 7 were killed on the ground and 13 seriously injured. 20 others received minor injuries

Sources:

Indian Daily Mail 17 November 1949, p1 (Reuter)
Indian Express, 17 November 1949, p1
Follow up report: Indian Express, 03 December 1949, p4

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
22-May-2009 12:58 XLerate Added
09-Jul-2009 01:08 angels one five Updated
21-Aug-2013 06:40 angels one five Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location]
27-Dec-2013 17:43 TB Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative]
27-Dec-2013 17:44 TB Updated [Registration, Cn, Source]
25-Jan-2015 00:31 Dr. John Smith Updated [Phase, Source, Narrative]
28-Jan-2015 17:50 TB Updated [Phase, Source, Narrative]
26-Dec-2018 18:00 TB Updated [Operator]
03-Mar-2019 15:44 TB Updated [Source]
28-Dec-2020 18:43 Anon. Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Phase, Source, Narrative]
24-Jun-2023 13:11 Cobar Updated [[Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Phase, Source, Narrative]]

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