Construction Number 248 |
Other Identities Not Available |
Dates in Service : 1958-04-23 - 0000-00-00 |
Status: Written Off |
Remarks: Cr in Service |
Date of Crash | 03 Sep 66 | Aircraft Type | Otter DHC-3 |
Serial Number | IM-1730 | Unit | 41 Sqn |
Pilot details | Flt Lt Samuel Kunnapuzha George + Fg Offr Suresh Kumar Puri + |
Short Text | Himalayan foothills 4k F/L I F Hussain, R K Sabharwal (10020)*. r, an IAF aircraft which was carrying Service mail from Srinagar to Rajouri on 3rd September, 1966, crashed near Rajouri, as it struck the slope of a hill due to bad weather. |
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Occupants of Aircraft
GD(P) :
F/L Samuel Kunnapuzha George (
5273 ) - 41 Sqn, GD(P) :
F/O Suresh Kumar Puri (
8193 ) - 41 Sqn,