ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 94166
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| Date: | Wednesday 1 September 1965 |
| Time: | 17:30 LT |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.100 Vampire |
| Owner/operator: | 45 Sqn IAF |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Chhamb, near Jammu -
 India
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Pathankot Airbase, India |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Flown by element wingman Flight Lieutenant Satish Bharadwaj, shot down on 1/9/65 by PAF 15 Squadron, North American F-86 sabre over Chhamb.
IAF base Pathankot No. 45 Sqn lost four Vampires that day out of 26 aeroplanes. There was only one Survivor, wingman Flight Lieutenant S.V. Pathak who managed to bale out from his ill-fated Vampire. Rest all of the four-finger formation Sqn. Ldr. A.K. Bhagwagar, Flt Lt. V.M. Joshi, and Flt. Lt. S Bharadwaj were killed in action.
Sources:
http://www.acig.org/artman/publish/article_324.shtml
http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/6348
https://idsa.in/system/files/jds/jds_9_3_2015_AirPowerinthe1965IndoPakistanWar_0.pdf
http://www.defencejournal.com/sept98/sarfaraz.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Mar-2013 19:54 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Apr-2013 13:20 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 24-Mar-2019 17:26 | Anon. | Updated [Location] |
| 21-Sep-2019 07:38 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Feb-2024 19:45 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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