Accident de Havilland Vampire ,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 154659
 
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Date:Friday 27 July 1962
Time:afternoon
Type:Silhouette image of generic VAMP model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland Vampire
Owner/operator:Indian Air Force (IAF)
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:6
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Missamari, Assam -   India
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Tezpur, Assam
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Exploded in mid-air and crashed onto tribal huts at Bherveri village. Pilot Officer S.G. Wadhvani and six villagers killed.

Sources:

ABC 29 July 1962, p85
The Indian Express 29 July 1962, p5

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
30-Mar-2013 02:00 ryan Added
10-May-2014 20:08 TB Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative]
18-Dec-2018 21:08 TB Updated [Date, Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]

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