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IAF, IA and IN Aircraft Losses Database
| 1945 : 212 |
A total of 212 Accidents and Losses are listed.
| Date | Aircraft Type | Tail No | Pilot/Crew | Photo | Unit | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 Nov 45 | Spitfire VIII | MT839 | Plt Offr L Prince-Forster |  | 4 Sqn | Overshot ldg at Willingdon into Ditch Cat B |
| 13 Nov 45 | Hurricane IID | KX249 | Fg Offr Pagnis | 151OTU | Akora LG Lost ht on LL navex and hit ground. Pilot | |
| 23 Nov 45 | Spitfire VIII | JG320 | Plt Offr Siddique |  | 151OTU | Peshawar bounced on landing lost tyre uc collapse |
| 27 Nov 45 | Hurricane IIC | LD449 | Plt Offr J M Bose | 151OTU | Peshawar - MAC during practice interception - init | |
| 27 Nov 45 | Hurricane IIC | LD254 | Plt Offr Fernandes | 151OTU | Peshawar - MAC during practice interception. aircr | |
| 28 Nov 45 | Spitfire XIV | TZ153 | | RAF Kohat | Kohat - ac stalled on approach and landed uc colla | |
| 29 Nov 45 | Hurricane IIb | JS412 | | 7 Sqn | Maharajpur caught fire in circuit ldg safely but b | |
| 02 Dec 45 | Defiant TT II | AA404 | Fg Offr T V G Stone | 22AACU | FL Vizagapatnam - BL - failure of Hydraulics Cat E | |
| 19 Dec 45 | Spitfire VIIIc | MD291 | Fg Offr R L Suri |  | 10 Sqn | Hit by Spitfire MV245 at Hmawbi Cat E |
| 19 Dec 45 | Spitfire VIIIc | Plt Offr Kirloskar | 10 Sqn | Lost himself between Akyab and Rangoon and FL whee | ||
| 19 Dec 45 | Spitfire VIIIc | MT878 | Plt Offr H R Chitnis |  | 10 Sqn | Damaged beyond repair in accident - Det Unknown |
| 28 Dec 45 | Spitfire VIII | Fg Offr A K Ahmed |  | 4 Sqn | 16 ac returning from bombay display. Engine troubl |
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.