ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 94167
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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: | Chamba, Himachal Pradesh -
 India
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Pathankot Airbase, India |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Shot down by a Pakistani North American F-86E Sabre over Chamb near Bhimber, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan. Pilot killed
45 Squadron IAF had lost four Vampires that day. One to AA Fire and three to the Sabres. There was only one Survivor, Flying. Officer S.V. Pathak from the first formation managed to bale out from his ill-fated Vampire. Flt. Lt. A.K. Bhagwagar, Flt Lt. V.M. Joshi, and Flt. Lt. S Bharadwaj, all from the second formation were killed.
Sources:
http://www.acig.org/artman/publish/article_324.shtml
http://web.archive.org/web/20150126012321/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com:80/IAF/History/1965War/Chapter3.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Mar-2013 19:48 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Mar-2013 19:49 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 14-Apr-2013 13:19 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 13-Feb-2024 19:45 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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