Accident Folland Gnat F Mk 1 IE-1066,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 137440
 
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Date:Thursday 26 March 1959
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic GNAT model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Folland Gnat F Mk 1
Owner/operator:AATU IAF
Registration: IE-1066
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Bangalore -   India
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Bangalore
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Aircraft went out of control due to a trim runaway failure and dived into the ground at Bangalore, India.
Crew:
Squadron Leader A V Munim (pilot IAF) failed to eject and was killed

Sources:

http://www.warbirds.in/Crashes/crdetails.php?crno=32

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
16-Jul-2011 01:20 Dr.John Smith Added
06-Jun-2015 09:21 T.Taylor Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative]
13-Feb-2024 18:54 Nepa Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator]

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