ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 57585
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| Date: | Sunday 5 December 1971 |
| Time: | 12:35 |
| Type: |  Hawker Hunter F Mk 56 |
| Owner/operator: | 27 Sqn IAF |
| Registration: | A488 |
| MSN: | 8787 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Sakesar -
 Pakistan
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Ex-Belgian Air Force (Belgische Luchmachtt) Hunter F,6 IF-43. 08/12/64: delivered Hawker Siddeley Aircraft at Dunsfold in 'Class B' markings as G-9-117. 1965-66: modified to Hunter F56A .1966: to Indian Air Force as A488
05/12/71: shot down by a Pakistan Air Force Shenyang F6 flown by Flying Officer S. Raza of the Pakistan Air Force . Flying Officer Kishen Lakhimal Malkani 10576 F(P) 27 Squadron KIA 05 Dec 1971 when flying in a Hunter (A-488) as No.2 to Flt Lt G S Rai. He was shot down by a Pakistan Air Force Shenyang F-6 over Sakesar.
Sources:
http://www.pakdef.info/pakmilitary/airforce/war/airloses.html
http://web.archive.org/web/20140619211538/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com:80/IAF/History/Misc/Loss1971.html
http://belmilac.wetpaint.com/page/Part+2%3A+IF26+-+IF50
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2009 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 24-Mar-2012 17:06 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Apr-2013 13:42 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 15-Apr-2013 17:28 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Feb-2024 12:38 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Operator] |
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