IAF :: DATABASE :: AIRCRAFT :: IE-1240 Details

Folland / HAL Gnat / Ajeet Gnat IE-1240

Construction Number Not Available
Other Identities Not Available
Dates in Service : 0000-00-00 - 0000-00-00
Status: Unknown
Remarks:
Date of Crash  13 Mar 71 Aircraft Type  Gnat
Serial Number  IE-1240 Unit  9 Sqn
Pilot details Sqn Ldr Kotikalapudh Sriharikrishna Rao +
Short Text  Cr into ground during 1 Vs V with Hunter. Then Wg Cdr Sunderasan flew Hunter Mk 56A of No 27 Sqn and Sqn Ldr Rao of 9 Sqn flew the Gnat . During the low level phase , Rao half rolled into the ground trying to get behind the Hunter .
Details  

Occupants of Aircraft

GD(P) : S/L Kotikalapudh Sriharikrishna Rao (5599 ) - 9 Sqn,
Like to add details to this IE-1240 History? Use this contact form
Note: All the data available here is publicly available in the Gazette of India, published by the Indian Government, or from public domain sources, press releases about Awards and Right-To-Information (RTI) Requests. Additionally data shared by veterans is added to the page with permission. No data with respect to serving officers below the rank of AVM is displayed. Information in Gazette of India and Award citations and photographs as released by the Indian Air Force are the only details displayed.