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IAF, IA and IN Aircraft Losses Database
| 1942 : 116 |
A total of 116 Accidents and Losses are listed.
| Date | Aircraft Type | Tail No | Pilot/Crew | Photo | Unit | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 May 42 | Hart (India) | K2123 | Plt Offr Noor Mohamad Moosaboy Sheriff + | 1 CDF | Spun into Sea off Chamberanab, Plt Offr S S Bali K | |
| 20 May 42 | Audax (India) | K7529 | Plt Offr Sangram Singh Bali + | 1SFTS | DiG at night Sitapur 8m NW of Ambala. 10 feet into | |
| 20 May 42 | Audax (India) | K5569 | | 6 CDF | 6CDF hit by J 9496 20-5-42 Drigh Road | |
| 23 May 42 | Hart (India) | K2126 | | 1 1ATU | uc collapse on ldg at Peshawar 23-5-42 | |
| 23 May 42 | Hart (India) | K2126 | | 1ATU | Overturned on landing aftre uc collapsed | |
| 25 May 42 | Hart (India) | K2119 | | 1SFTS | blown away in dust storm at Ambala 25-5-42 | |
| 28 May 42 | Wapiti IIA | K1291 | Plt Offr Gerald Ernest Sequeira | 5 CDF | ran into soft ground and tipped up Cochin 28-5-42 | |
| 30 May 42 | Lysander II | L4808 | Plt Offr S A JOSEPH AC1 Ernest FOXALL + |  | 4 CDF | Took off in Coarse pitch while taking delivery - c |
| 01 Jun 42 | Audax (India) | K7336 | Plt Offr Khan | 1SFTS | uccollapse Heavy ldg ambala 1-6-42 ROS | |
| 02 Jun 42 | Audax (India) | K5571 | Plt Offr Ameer Qamaruzzaman Plt Offr Trilochan Singh + | 1SFTS | 2s hit tree rec fromdive 5m NE of Ambala 2-6-42. P | |
| 02 Jun 42 | Audax (India) | K5572 | | 1 1ATU | 1s 1AGS hit tree rec from dive 2-6-42 ROS | |
| 06 Jun 42 | Audax (India) | K5589 | Plt Offr K M David |  | 1SFTS | tax into K8319 Ambala 14-5-42 , Uc Collapse in Hea |
| 07 Jun 42 | Audax (India) | K4857 | Plt Offr I N Shiv Puri |  | 1SFTS | 1s 2s caught fire while parked Ambala 7-6-42 |
| 08 Jun 42 | Hart (India) | K2113 | - - | 1SFTS | PT-B dam 8-6-42 SOC 44 ac tipped over during maint | |
| 09 Jun 42 | Wapiti IIA | K1254 | Plt Offr Francis Mousinho + Plt Offr Lakshman Sarup + | 5 CDF | Lost at Sea , Plt Offr Francis Mousinho MIA | |
| 10 Jun 42 | Audax (India) | K7484 | Plt Offr C G Devasher |  | 1SFTS | Overturned in FL in bad weather on navex 13m SW of |
| 15 Jun 42 | Hart (India) | K2106 | | 1SFTS | ARSC Bamga;pre I/c collapse at Goldfield, Mysore 1 | |
| 16 Jun 42 | Audax (India) | K7539 | Plt Offr Gopal Dass | 1SFTS | stalled onldg uc collapse ambala 16-6-42 | |
| 01 Jul 42 | Audax (India) | K5561 | Flt Lt S S Majithia |  | 3 Sqn | Heavy Landing due to judgement error. Damage to ai |
| 02 Jul 42 | Hurricane | Z4697 | Plt Offr A S J Henry |  | 151OTU | Belly landed on first solo - in error |
| 10 Jul 42 | Hart (India) | K2130 | Plt Offr M A Khan | 1SFTS | NB-E EngCutUClps on FL Toda, 16m NW of Samli 10-7- | |
| 11 Jul 42 | Audax (India) | K5603 | Plt Offr Gage RAF | 1SFTS | caught fire after ldg Ambala 11-7-42 | |
| 14 Jul 42 | Hart (India) | K3922 | | 1 1ATU | Swung on landing and overturned Bairagarh 14-7-42 | |
| 14 Jul 42 | Audax (India) | K3922 | | 1 1ATU | ||
| 15 Jul 42 | Wapiti IIA | K2290 | Fg Offr Homi Burjorji Dorabji |  | 2 AACU IAF | 2AACF Crashed at Bangalore, 15 Jul 42 |
| 16 Jul 42 | Wapiti V | J9757 | Sgt Openshaw Cpl Mathews | 1 AACU IAF | Cr Drigh Road, Cpl Mathews Injured along with pilo | |
| 25 Jul 42 | Wapiti IIA | K1290 | Plt Offr Gerald Ernest Sequeira + Plt Offr Nasir-Ud-Din + | 5 CDF | Crashed in Bay of Bengal Plt Offr Nasir Ud Din als | |
| 26 Jul 42 | Audax (India) | K5568 | Plt Offr Roger George COBLEY Plt Offr N K Shitoley |  | 1 1ATU | 1ATU EC OT FL Pempora 25-7-42, Overturned in soft |
| 30 Jul 42 | Audax (India) | K4856 | Plt Offr Z A Sanjana + Sgt Jayakumar Arya + |  | 3 Sqn | Cr on Tac R Mission to Dara Khel, AG Ayre Killed 1 |
| 03 Aug 42 | Hart (India) | K2114 | Plt Offr A S Latif |  | 1SFTS | overturned after FL 8m NE f Ambala 3-8-42 |
| 03 Aug 42 | Hart (India) | K2096 | 1SFTS | overturned FL landing in bad weather alipur 14m N | ||
| 04 Aug 42 | Tigermoth II | DG507 | | 1 CDF | FL 5m W of Bamrauli due to Engine failure . Ac fat | |
| 06 Aug 42 | Hart (India) | K2109 | 1SFTS | overshot forcelanding at Ambala. Pilot took off wi | ||
| 20 Aug 42 | Hurricane | BD724 | Plt Offr Noel Ruxton Clarke Murcott |  | 151OTU | Crashed the only Hurri II - eng failure due to gly |
| 22 Aug 42 | Atalanta AW15 | DG451 | Plt Offr P S C Patwardhan + Plt Offr Nasir Ud Din Ahmed |  | 1 CDF | Cr at St Thomas Mt Burned out G-ABTI 3 Cr K. Crew |
| 27 Aug 42 | Audax (India) | K4858 | | 1 1ATU | overturn in FL Bairagarh 27-8-42 | |
| 02 Sep 42 | Hurricane | AG201 | Plt Offr P S Gill |  | 151OTU | IAF Cr L on Aerodrome after engine failure due to |
| 08 Sep 42 | Hart (India) | K8627 | | 1SFTS | Stalled at low altitude and crashed, Khera, 8 1/2m | |
| 11 Sep 42 | Audax (India) | K7442 | Plt Offr M S Khan | 1SFTS | Hit Tree in FL 1m SE of Ambala 11-9-42 | |
| 14 Sep 42 | Lysander II | L4770 | Plt Offr Salahuddin Cpl R N Sahai |  | 2 Sqn | Crashed . Crew injured and admitted to Hospital |
| 15 Sep 42 | DH86A | HX789 | | 5 CDF | Cr on TO from cochin due to incorrected swing | |
| 15 Sep 42 | Audax (India) | K7465 | | 1SFTS | Aircraft overturned during night landing | |
| 15 Sep 42 | DH86A | HX789 | | 5 CDF | Former VT-AKM - Cr on TO from cochin due to incorr | |
| 17 Sep 42 | Audax (India) | K5237 | | 3 Sqn | 3s tipped up kanpur 17-9-42 | |
| 18 Sep 42 | Audax (India) | K5581 | | 3 Sqn | 3s stalled on TO Mirmasha 18-9-42 | |
| 22 Sep 42 | Lysander II | Plt Offr P N Katrak Sqn Ldr Babner |  | 4 Sqn | Forcelanded 40m SW of Fort Sandeman. Lost his way | |
| 27 Sep 42 | Hurricane | Fg Offr A A Narayanan |  | 151OTU | BL on Aerodrome after wheels failed in up position | |
| 02 Oct 42 | Hurricane II | AG283 | Plt Offr K Raghunathan + |  | 1 Sqn | Demonstration Flight at Bangalore - struck wires d |
| 03 Oct 42 | Audax (India) | K7547 | Plt Offr A S Sekhon |  | 1SFTS | Bounced on ldg and uc collapse 3-10-42 fuselage to |
| 11 Oct 42 | Leapard Moth | MA922 | Sgt Robert Robb STEWART + Sgt Thomas George MASTERS + | 1 CDF | one-and-half miles south-west of Mandambarkham, af |
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