Incident English Electric Canberra B(I).58 IF-9..,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 57569
 
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Date:Tuesday 7 September 1965
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic CNBR model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
English Electric Canberra B(I).58
Owner/operator:16 Sqn IAF
Registration: IF-9..
MSN: 715..
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:IAF Kalaikunda, Kharagpur -   India
Phase: Standing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:IAF Kalaikunda, Kharagpur
Destination airport:IAF Kalaikunda, Kharagpur
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Destroyed on the ground in a raid by Pakistan Air Force F-86s. Aircraft belonged to Sqn Ldr Karve who had returned form Chittagong bombing sortie

Sources:

Air Forces Monthly FEB 2002, p32
http://www.warbirds.in/Crashes/crdetails.php?crno=480
http://www.warbirds.in/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
10-Jan-2009 11:55 ASN archive Added
26-Jun-2010 09:04 TB Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative]
28-Jan-2012 18:41 Dr. John Smith Updated [Registration, Operator, Narrative]
28-Jan-2012 18:44 Dr. John Smith Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Source]
14-Apr-2013 13:50 Nepa Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport]
13-Feb-2024 20:01 Nepa Updated [Operator, Operator]

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