ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 173011
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| Date: | Monday 4 September 1933 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Westland Wapiti Mk IIA |
| Owner/operator: | 1 Sqn RIAF |
| Registration: | J9486 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Padidan, Naushahro Feroze district of Sindh province, British India -
 India
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Padidan, Naushahro Feroze district of Sindh province |
Westland Wapiti Mk. IIa J9486, 1 Squadron, RIAF. Written off (damaged beyond repair) 04.09.33: Crashed during Spin at Padidan, Naushahro Feroze district of Sindh province, India (at approximate co-ordinates 26°46 North, 68°17 East). Both crew, Air Force Pilot Officers Bhupendra and Amarjeet Singh were both killed. 1st Fatal Accident of the Indian Air Force. P/O Amarjeet Singh was in the second cockpit
Crew of Wapiti J9486
Pilot Officer Bhupender Singh (aged 23- - killed on active service 4.9.33
Pilot Officer Amarinder Singh (aged 22) - killed on active service 4.9.33
Padidan (also spelled Pad Idan) (Urdu: پڈعیدن ) (Sindhi: پَڊيدن) is a town in Naushahro Feroze district of Sindh province in Pakistan. It is located at 26° 46 North and 68° 17 East and has an altitude of 150 feet (46 m). Padidan lies under the jurisdiction of Noshero Feroz district. Padidan is located in the central part of Sind. At the time of this incident, the location was in British India, which became part of Pakistan on October 1947 after the partition of India
Sources:
1. http://www.warbirds.in/Crashes/crdetails.php?crno=WW20001
2. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?14310-Wapiti-J9486-India-a-Mystery-solved
3. http://web.archive.org/web/20120205031312/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/History/1930s/Wapitis.html
4. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Accmisc.htm
5. https://forum.keypublishing.com/forum/historic-aviation/140804-westland-wapiti-iia-engine-variant-question-see-attached-image
6. http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/Aircraft/J9486
7. https://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/5
8. https://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/4
9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Padidan
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Jan-2015 12:41 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 06-Jun-2015 09:13 | Yety | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 14-Feb-2019 02:24 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Apr-2020 19:29 | INV | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 10-Sep-2023 12:38 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [[Operator, Operator]] |
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