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| 1940 : 6 |
A total of 6 Accidents and Losses are listed.
| Date | Aircraft Type | Tail No | Pilot/Crew | Photo | Unit | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Mar 40 | Wapiti IIA | K1389 | Plt Offr D A Samant |  | FTS | Cr Risalpur, Heavy Landing |
| 15 Apr 40 | Hart (India) | K2090 | Plt Offr D A Samant | | FTS | Risalpur |
| 08 Aug 40 | Wapiti IIA | J9854 | Plt Offr Jehangir Merwan Engineer LAC M Bhaskaran |  | 1 Sqn | LAC Bhaskaran - Cr on return from sortie |
| 21 Oct 40 | Wapiti IIA | K2294 | Plt Offr Rupchand |  | 6 CDF | 1s crashed at Drigh Rd, 21 Oct 40, repaired |
| 27 Nov 40 | Wapiti V | J9735 | Plt Offr Arjan Singh AC1 Narayanan |  | 1 Sqn | UC Collapsed during Heavy Landing at Wana, NWFP |
| 27 Nov 40 | Wapiti IIA | K2304 | Plt Offr Wilfrid William Russell Plt Offr Johnson | 2 CDF | Plt Offr Russell/Johnson crashed Juhu 27 Nov 40. G |
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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.