ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 57488
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| Date: | Monday 4 November 1996 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  HAL HJT-16 Kiran |
| Owner/operator: | Indian Air Force (IAF) |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | -
 India
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | AFA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Female pilot Flight Cadet Bismi Devassy ejected prior to fuel exhaustion after encountered problems with the radio and direction finding equipment.
Sources:
http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/Accidents/listing.php?qacid=56&qt=TY
Scramble 318
http://martin-baker.com/2020/07/01/capt-bismi-devassy/
Media:
"...With this ejection, I became the first Asian woman to have ejected successfully and the fifth worldwide female Ejectee."
— Martin-Baker (@MB_EjectEject) July 3, 2020
Capt. Bismi Devassy, Ejectee #5002
For the full story: https://t.co/HGhgrNR0sL#WomenInAviation #WomenInEngineering pic.twitter.com/FrDTxs8xfh
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2009 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 08-Dec-2017 08:11 | JF | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Dec-2017 13:39 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 03-Jul-2020 13:46 | Aerossurance | Updated [Other fatalities, Phase, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 19-Oct-2021 15:53 | TB | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Embed code, Narrative] |
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