ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 57568
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| Date: | Tuesday 21 September 1965 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  English Electric Canberra |
| Owner/operator: | 5 Sqn IAF |
| Registration: | IF-970 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Fazilka -
 India
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Lost in Indian-Pakistan war. Shot down by Pakistan AF F-104 Starfighter. Pilot - Flg. Off. Manmohan M. Lowe - ejected safely, but Navigator, Flying Officer K K Kapur, did not ejected and was killed.
Six Canberra lost during the war, including four lost on the ground at Kalaikunda Airfield on 7 September 1965.
Sources:
Air Forces Monthly FEB 2002, p32
http://web.archive.org/web/20170421194250/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/PROJECT/YEAR_Pages/1965.htm
http://www.warbirds.in/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4
http://www.warbirds.in/Crashes/crpage.php?qacid=41&qafdb=IAF&datesall=ON
https://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/history/1965war/book/the-canberras-in-the-1965-war/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2009 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 26-Jun-2010 09:08 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Jan-2012 18:38 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Apr-2013 14:11 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 13-Feb-2024 19:53 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 30-Mar-2024 20:39 | Anon. | Updated [Location, Country, Source] |
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