Service No & Branch | 7700 GD(P) | |||||||||
Date of Birth: 17 Jan 1942 | Commissioned: 28 Oct 1963 | Course: 85 Course | ||||||||
Service End: | Died in Service 30 Jun 1969 (27 Years age) Aircraft Accident | Nick Name : | ||||||||
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Date | Aircraft Type | Tail No | Pilot/Crew | Unit | Remarks |
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30 Jun 1969 | Packet C-119 | Flt Lt Chendira Cariapa Bopanna + Fg Offr Fali Jal Irani + | 12 Sqn | Cr Burhere 27km from |
Remarks: By W/C CC Appanna Note added: 2018-05-21 |
Flt. Lt. Bopanna was part of No.12 SQN posted at Agra. His SQN CO was Wg. Cdr. Sardar Amanullah Khan [4424 F(P)]Dt. of Death: 30 June 1969 at 16:05 hrs. (as per death certificate issued by IAF).-------Circumstances of death/accident: He was the pilot in command of the aircraft (Fairchild Packet C-119) that took-off from Nagpur and was returning to Agra.His co-pilot was Fg. Offr. Phiroz Jehangir Irani [8187, F(P)].Near Agra they encountered bad weather and were caught in a severe dust storm. They were asked by ATC to divert to Jaipur but the aircraft broke-up mid air and crashed, killing all on-board. |