Incident Hawker Hunter F.56A ,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 57580
 
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Date:Friday 10 December 1971
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic HUNT model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Hawker Hunter F.56A
Owner/operator:7 Sqn IAF
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Lal Munir Hat, East Pakistan -   Bangladesh
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Pathankot Airbase, India
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
10-Dec-71: Hawker F.56A of 7 Sqn Indian Air Florce shot down in combat by AAA (Anti Aircraft Artillery) over Lal Munir Hat, East Pakistan (now Bangladesh). Pilot ejected over "no-mans land", but was reccued

Sources:

http://web.archive.org/web/20140619211538/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com:80/IAF/History/Misc/Loss1971.html
http://web.archive.org/web/20171122191210/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Country-By-Country/India.htm

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
10-Jan-2009 11:55 ASN archive Added
15-Apr-2013 16:54 Dr. John Smith Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
07-May-2013 14:32 Nepa Updated [Operator]
14-Feb-2024 12:42 Nepa Updated [Operator, Operator]

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