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De Havilland Canada Caribou DHC-4 DHC-4 BM-769

Construction Number 77
Other Identities Not Available
Dates in Service : 1962-12-26 - 1984-03-01
Status: Preserved

BM-769 is currently preserved at EAC HQ, Shillong , Shillong, Meghalaya
Remarks: dlvd 1963-01-08 71War On Loan from USAF EAC HQ
Date of Crash  30 Jul 85 Aircraft Type  Caribou DHC-4
Serial Number  BM-769 Unit  33 Sqn
Pilot details Sqn Ldr Sudershan Kumar Goel
Fg Offr Gulshan Kumar Sachdev
Short Text  Crashlanded at 0725. on approach to Walong, they left their undercarriage behind in the cilff and landed on the belly. Crew uninjured. Aircraft remained there for 20 years. Now at EAC on display.
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