ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 57629
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| Date: | Tuesday 28 January 2003 |
| Time: | 10:30 LT |
| Type: |  SEPECAT Jaguar IS |
| Owner/operator: | 5 Sqn IAF |
| Registration: | JS1.. |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mahajan firing Range, Bikaner, Rajasthan, -
 India
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Nal airforce stn Bikaner |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Jaguar crashes near Bikaner, pilot killed
PTI WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29, 2003 02:57:43 PM
JAIPUR: An Indian Air Force fighter aircraft Jaguar crashed over Mahrajan Firing Range in Bikaner district late on Tuesday night killing the pilot, police said here on Wednesday. The aircraft, which was on a routine exercise from the Air Force station, lost contact from the air traffic control at about 10:30 pm on Tuesday and could not be traced till the wee hours of Wednesday, the police said. The pilot was identified as Wing Commander P K Mukhopadhyay.
The plane wreckage was spotted by residents of Kankrola village near the Maharajan Range on Wednesday morning, the police said. Senior government officials have rushed to the spot.
Sources:
http://www.targetlock.org.uk/jaguar/service_india.html
http://www.warbirds.in/Crashes/crdetails.php?crno=737
http://web.archive.org/web/20171028222715/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/Jaguar/Jaguar.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2009 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 06-Jul-2011 00:15 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Jul-2011 01:18 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Registration, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Aug-2011 12:16 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Apr-2013 14:14 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 03-Jul-2019 08:36 | Anon. | Updated [Location, Departure airport] |
| 14-Feb-2024 11:27 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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