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Folland / HAL Gnat / Ajeet Gnat E-324

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Dates in Service : 0000-00-00 - 0000-00-00
Status: Unknown
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Date of Crash  17 Aug 72 Aircraft Type  Gnat
Serial Number  E-324 Unit  22 Sqn
Pilot details Fg Offr Ashok Vishwanath Bhagwat
Short Text  R/P dive at Dudhkundi range. He fired a rocket and in the process of the pull out he heard a loud bang and Lo n Behold he joined the "Silk Route" to the R/P pin. The C of I surmised that the rocket debris/shrapnel had shattered his canopy and the air blas
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